The artwork, titled “Selifan interrupts Petrouchka cleaning,” was created by Marc Chagall around 1923 in Paris, France. Executed in etching on paper, it belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and is an illustration from the “Dead Souls” series. Measuring 27.7 x 22 cm, the artwork is housed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia.
The etching features an interaction between two figures, Selifan, and Petrouchka. The composition is playful and imbued with a sense of narrative, capturing the moment of interruption by Selifan. The etching style exhibits Chagall’s characteristic primitive and dream-like quality. The details, such as the rough textures and sparse use of space, enhance the whimsical and somewhat surreal atmosphere.
