“The Deceased (The Death)” is an oil on canvas painting by Marc Chagall, completed in 1908 and falls under the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. This genre painting is housed in the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, France.
The artwork portrays a somber village scene with a dark palette and expressive brushwork. At the center, a woman in a green blouse and white skirt raises her arms in apparent distress, while a melancholic figure stands nearby. To the left, a violinist, perched on a rooftop, appears to serenade the scene below. The sky, painted in a luminous yellow, contrasts sharply with the darker, muted tones of the village buildings and the street illuminated by candles. The details and colors convey both cultural depth and emotional intensity, characteristic of Chagall’s early style.
