(The Equestrienne by Marc Chagall, 1887-1985,
Russian-French artist)
This painting depicts a romantic tale about love, as do many of Chagall’s works. The poet, however, is focused not on the young couple but on the way this painting came about.
(If you look carefully, you’ll note that Ferlinghetti makes a small error. The violin is actually under the horse’s chin. It’s a bouquet of flowers that’s in its mouth. But no matter.)
DON’T LET THAT HORSE EAT THAT VIOLIN
Don’t let that horse
eat that violin
cried Chagall’s mother
But he
kept right on
painting
And became famous
And kept on painting
The Horse With Violin In Mouth
And when he finally finished it
he jumped up upon the horse
and rode away
waving the violin
And then with a low bow gave it
to the first naked nude he ran across
And there were no strings
attached
~ Lawrence Ferlinghetti, born 1919, American poet, painter, and publisher
Hi one of my favourites too. but I dont think that is the right picture. I remember seeing a Chagall painting with the violin actually in a horse's mouth but i can not find it.
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