The artwork titled “The Torah, the Second State,” created by Marc Chagall in 1983 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, is a lithograph on paper with dimensions of 65 x 48 cm. It is categorized under the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and falls within the genre of religious painting.
In the artwork, a serene scene unfolds featuring three figures and a small animal. The central figure, cloaked in dark clothing, holds a scroll, likely a Torah, indicative of the piece’s religious theme. To the left, a crescent moon hangs in the sky above a quaint house amidst a verdant landscape. A dynamic figure with wings hovers above the central figure, suggesting a spiritual or celestial presence. The right side of the composition depicts a figure extending a hand toward a small, deer-like animal, encapsulating a scene of pastoral tenderness. The use of earthy tones and fluid, expressive forms imbues the piece with a dreamlike, mystical quality typical of Chagall’s work.
