START WITH ART: Jeune Fille en Marche

Let's step into this painting by Marc Chagall! Our kids got very imaginative after viewing and talking about this dreamy work of art.

Title: Jeune Fille en Marche

Artist: Marc Chagall

Date: 1927-1928

Medium: Oil and gouache on composition board

Dimensions: 64.5 × 50.2 cm

Start with Art Questions: 

• In Marc Chagall's painting "Jeune fille en marche" (Young Girl on a Walk), what is the young girl doing, and where do you think she might be going?

• Chagall was known for his dreamlike and imaginative artworks. What elements in this painting make it feel dreamy or fantastical? How does the use of color and surreal details contribute to the overall mood of the artwork?

• If you could step into this painting and join the young girl on her walk, what do you think you might experience or see along the way?

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