The artwork titled “Rain,” created by Marc Chagall in 1911 in Paris, France, employs a combination of charcoal and oil on canvas. It belongs to the Cubism art movement and is a landscape genre piece with dimensions of 86.7 x 108 cm. Currently, it is housed in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, NY, US.
The composition of the artwork presents an engaging scene with vigorous lines and dynamic forms characteristic of Cubism. It features a quaint log cabin prominently in the foreground, surrounded by an assortment of rural structures, including an open shed with a horse inside. The surreal, dream-like quality is enhanced by the strange depictions of figures and the unusual positioning of natural elements like the twisted tree with blossoming pink flowers and the ethereal sky above. Chagall’s use of dark tones and dramatic lighting encapsulates the scene with an elaborate atmospheric mood while incorporating otherworldly, fantastical elements such as floating figures, adding to the artwork’s complexity and depth.
