Fiddler on the Roof

In this limited edition serigraph Alexander Klevan takes imagery from Fiddler on the Roof, a hit musical, based upon the collected works of Sholem Aleichem. It follows the lives of Jews in the Russian shtetel of Anatevka in the early 1900s. In this serigraph Klevan uses melancholy colours to honour the difficulties the Jewish people faced throughout the 20th century. The allusion to the hit musical, and the few strokes of bright colour serve to add an optimistic touch. The violin is an underlying reminder of both the power of music and art in general. The serigraph is printed on paper and signed by the artist in the bottom left corner.