Nocturne (Chagall)

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Nocturne is an oil on canvas painting by Marc Chagall, created in 1947. It depicts a nocturne scene on a city, in the magical realism style of the artist, with some animals visible. Its a farewell painting dedicated to his late wife Bella Rosenfeld. It is one of three works by the artist now in the Pushkin Museum, in Moscow. [1] [2]

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