“Walk” goes to St. Petersburg: in NHM said goodbye to the masterpiece of Chagall, which was exhibited for six months

One of the most famous works of Chagall was in the National Art Museum as part of the project “Exhibition of one masterpiece”. Today, September 21, is the last day of its exhibition. The painting “Walk” goes home – to the collection of the State Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. It's reported by sb.by.

The finishing of the exhibition gathered a lot of people in love with art. General Director of NHM Irina Matyas said that the exposition attracted great attention of visitors. Touch the masterpiece came people of different ages, sophisticated connoisseurs and young people.

- "Walk" has collected many enthusiastic reviews. We did not expect that Belarusians would miss Chagall so much and are extremely grateful to our Government, which decided to extend the exhibition. Instead of the three months promised by the State Russian Museum, it stayed with us for almost six months.

- I think Marc Chagall will come to us again. You have to dream big and bold. I would like to collect a triptych of the artist (including “Double portrait with a glass of wine”, “Above the city”. — Approx. — Works that are now in Paris and Moscow. And the painting “Walk” will soon leave for St. Petersburg. I hope that someday all three of us will meet.

The last evening of the exhibition in NHM decided to hold solemnly, said the Director General:

- We wanted to say goodbye to the painting beautifully, because Marc Chagall is our Vitebsk artist. It would be wrong to let his work go silently, and the museum has produced an art performance called “A Dress for Bella.” Young artists today create their masterpieces on dresses-paintings dedicated to the museum of the master – Bella Rosenfeld. In the Year of the Belarusian woman, this is of great relevance.

The process of the master was divided into two stages: the first – behind the scenes, where they worked in solitude, turning textiles into picturesque canvases, then the culmination in public – in the exhibition hall next to the creation of Marc Chagall, all seven dresses appeared before the audience in a fashion show format. Under live music, the artists in front of the guests put the final touches on the outfits, completing the works.