Green Violinist

Green Violinist is a 1923–24 painting by artist Marc Chagall that is now in the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

This work presents subject matter that is nearly identical to its 1920 predecessor, Music, which was one of seven paintings created on a commission from the Moscow State Jewish Theatre.

[2] The direct connection between Green Violinist and its earlier counterpart was made explicitly during the artist's lifetime at his retrospective at Museum of Modern Art.

[2] There is extensive evidence of the profound affect Chagall's artistic style had on manner of acting that was adopted for the first production of the company, a collection of short plays written by Sholem Aleichem.

[1] This is made particularly evident by the central figure of the fiddler, who was a "vital presence in ceremonies and festivals" due to the Hasidic belief in achieving "communion with God through music and dance".