This 1996 mural is a revised repainting of ‘Marc Chagall Comes to Venice Beach’ (1991), after the 1994 earthquake forced the Israel Levin Senior Adult Center to make building repairs that destroyed the original mural. Much of the imagery comes directly from the work of Russian-Jewish painter Marc Chagall, dropped into a setting of Venice Beach.
Chagall returns to Venice Beach, Christina Schlesinger, 1996, Ocean Front Walk,Venice
Looking back at photos of this mural taken not long after it was painted, I can see that the colours have faded considerably, but I rather like these pastel tones.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 June 2015
It’s a very beautiful Mural !
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I think Chagall would appreciate the homage. Thanks for contributing to this week’s Monday Mural.
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Nice one! And the bikes in front somehow look appropriate.
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It looks really nice.
Worth a Thousand Words
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Beautiful mural and I do really like the pastel tones!! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week!!
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Beautiful, pleasant murals and great bicycles!!
Have a Wonderful Day!
Peace 🙂
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Amazing! :0
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it is nice that they re-did it! i really like both!
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It’s wonderful! I am so glad they restored it!
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Hi Debbie,
I don’t see any difference; perhaps it’s my computer. In any case, I like this mural. Thanks for making Blue Monday special.
Happy Blue Monday!
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A faded beauty!
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Yes. There’s talk of renovating it. But I rather like it as it is.
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Very nice Debbie.
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I like this one with the soft colours.
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