The artwork, titled “The Procession,” was created by Marc Chagall around 1923 in Paris, France. It is an etching on paper, measuring 27.9 x 21.2 cm, and belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. This illustration is part of the series “Dead Souls” and is housed in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia.
In “The Procession,” Chagall employs his distinctive naive style to depict a whimsical, somewhat surreal scene. The etching features a group of characters in a procession-like arrangement. Despite the simplicity and sparsity in the background, the characters’ exaggerated forms and whimsical movements lend a rich narrative quality to the artwork. Small yet intricate, the etching invites the viewer to engage with the story and personalities of the figures, typical of Chagall’s evocative and dream-like illustrations.
