Paysage à l’Isba 1968

Marc Chagall made this painting, Paysage à l’Isba, with oil on canvas. It’s a world of floating figures, houses, and dreamy colors. I can imagine Chagall layering the paint, letting the figures emerge from the ground, building it up, and then scraping it back. See how the houses are not quite on the ground but floating like thoughts? And the donkey nuzzling a woman? Maybe they're the guardians of this topsy-turvy world. The palette is very ‘now you see it, now you don't,’ with greens, blues, and reds that feel both nostalgic and otherworldly. The little figure dancing on the roof connects to the work of other painters like Matisse, who use dance and play to suggest freedom. Chagall reminds us that painting is a playground where reality bends, and emotions take flight. It's not just about seeing; it's about feeling a world into being.