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Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

France • 1887 - 1985 • 658 followers
Featured in: Best sellers Master Artists

Painting is life, real life, my life.

Nationality

French

Categories

Printmakers

Artistic movements

Cubism, Expressionism

Themes

Portrait, Animal, Everyday life

Biography

Marc Chagall is a painter and printmaker born in Belarus in 1887.

He was raised by his Jewish mother, who passed on to him the passion of man and made him read the Bible. Vitebsk, the area where he grew up, would always represent his childhood paradise and later greatly influence his artistic work.

He studied at the School of Fine Arts of Saint-Petersburg and then worked in a studio. He was pupil of Leon Bakst, who introduced him to Bella Rosenfeld, with whom he fell in love.

In 1910, he moved to Paris. There, he discovered Fauvism as the movement was fading, and Cubism just as it was emerging. He was fascinated by the joyful colors of Fauvism and by Cubism's deconstruction of objects. Even if he was living in Paris, Marc Chagall never forgot his native country, Russia, and never ceased to be inspire by it. In fact, the Jewish culture in which he grew up is always present in his work.

In Paris, Marc Chagall met Blaise Cendrars, Robert Delaunay and Guillaume Apollinaire with whom he became friends.

In 1914, He returned to Vitebsk, thinking he would only stay there a short while, but the First World War preventing him from coming back to France. He Married Bella with whom he had a daughter. He painted the life of the Jewish community, persecuted because they were suspected of collaborating with the Russians. After the Revolution, he let to Moscow, where he worked for the Jewish Art Theater.

Back in Paris, his friend Ambroise Vollard, ask him to do some illustrations for the" Fables de La Fontaine" and for the Bible. He did several gouaches for the religious texts that he considered to be " the biggest source of poetry of all time". He then did a collection of etchings about the Old Testament, which he donated to the French government. This latter has been exhibited in the Louvre and then at the National Museum of Biblical messages in Nice, which was later named National Museum Marc Chagall.

Marc Chagall can not be associated to one particular movement, since the artist preferred to combine several styles. However In his work we can find characteristics of surrealism and Neo-Primitivism. Marc Chagall created his paintings and prints inspired by his own intimate life.

He died in 1985 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.

Explore all artworks (153)

Print, Bateau Mouche au bouquet, Marc Chagall

Bateau Mouche au bouquet

Print . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 1,065

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Print, Amour, Marc Chagall

Amour

Print . 57.5 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

CHF 7,100

Photography, Chagall au travail, Marc Chagall

Chagall au travail

Photography . 32 x 24 x 1 cm Photography . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,479 CHF 1,331

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Print, Le Bouquet, Marc Chagall

Le Bouquet

Print . 74 x 55 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.7 inch

CHF 14,791

Print, Frontispiece, Marc Chagall

Frontispiece

Print . 47 x 34.3 cm Print . 18.5 x 13.5 inch

CHF 2,520

Print, Vitraux pour Jérusalem, Marc Chagall

Vitraux pour Jérusalem

Print . 36 x 28 x 3 cm Print . 14.2 x 11 x 1.2 inch

CHF 24,652

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Print, Le Baou de St - Jeannet II, Marc Chagall

Le Baou de St - Jeannet II

Print . 53 x 43.5 x 1 cm Print . 20.9 x 17.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 11,833

Print, Death of Dorcon, Marc Chagall

Death of Dorcon

Print . 42 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,925

Print, The Four Seasons, Marc Chagall

The Four Seasons

Print . 94 x 64.1 cm Print . 37 x 25.25 inch

CHF 20,448

Fine Art Drawings, Autoportrait, Marc Chagall

Autoportrait

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 11 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 4.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 19,722 CHF 17,750

Print, Le Lion Amoureux, Marc Chagall

Le Lion Amoureux

Print . 42 x 33.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 13.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,944

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Print, Nature morte bleue, Marc Chagall

Nature morte bleue

Print . 40 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11 x 0 inch

CHF 5,897

Print, Der Rabbi, From Mein Leben, Marc Chagall

Der Rabbi, From Mein Leben

Print . 43.18 x 34.29 x 1 cm Print . 17 x 13.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 7,833

Print, Le thé du matin, Marc Chagall

Le thé du matin

Print . 28 x 37.5 x 1 cm Print . 11 x 14.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,479 CHF 1,331

Print, Elijah on Mount Carmel, Marc Chagall

Elijah on Mount Carmel

Print . 44.5 x 33 cm Print . 17.5 x 13 inch

CHF 1,479

Print, Le renard et le buste, Marc Chagall

Le renard et le buste

Print . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 641

Print, Les Grands Pères, Marc Chagall

Les Grands Pères

Print . 44 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.3 x 13.8 x 0 inch

CHF 19,229

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Fine Art Drawings, Esquisse pour Lane bleu, Marc Chagall

Esquisse pour Lane bleu

Fine Art Drawings . 48 x 61 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.9 x 24 x 0 inch

CHF 87,762

Print, Le Mariage (The Marriage), Marc Chagall

Le Mariage (The Marriage)

Print . 56.5 x 76.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.2 x 30.1 x 0 inch

CHF 9,466

Print, La Gourmandise II, Marc Chagall

La Gourmandise II

Print . 27.5 x 18 x 1 cm Print . 10.8 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 5,917

Print, L’Auge II, Marc Chagall

L’Auge II

Print . 54 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.3 x 15 x 0 inch

CHF 13,312

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Print, La place de la Concorde, Marc Chagall

La place de la Concorde

Print . 48 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print . 18.9 x 14.6 x 0 inch

CHF 17,158

Print, Le village bleu, Marc Chagall

Le village bleu

Print . 56.4 x 43.3 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.2 x 17 x 0 inch

CHF 22,483

Print, L'Ivrogne et sa Femme, Marc Chagall

L'Ivrogne et sa Femme

Print . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 2,169

Print, La Lice et sa compagne, Marc Chagall

La Lice et sa compagne

Print . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 2,169

Print, Poemes: Dans ma Memoire, Marc Chagall

Poemes: Dans ma Memoire

Print . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

CHF 1,065

Print, Ames Mortes, Marc Chagall

Ames Mortes

Print . 40 x 30 x 15 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

CHF 49,304

Print, The House in My Village, Marc Chagall

The House in My Village

Print . 32 x 25.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 10 x 0 inch

CHF 7,869

Print, Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Marc Chagall

Les Sept Péchés Capitaux

Print . 25 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.7 x 0 inch

CHF 878

Print, Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Marc Chagall

Les Sept Péchés Capitaux

Print . 25 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.7 x 0 inch

CHF 878

Print, Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Marc Chagall

Les Sept Péchés Capitaux

Print . 25 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.7 x 0 inch

CHF 878

Print, Les Sept Péchés Capitaux, Marc Chagall

Les Sept Péchés Capitaux

Print . 25 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.7 x 0 inch

CHF 878

Print, Le lion et le moucheron, Marc Chagall

Le lion et le moucheron

Print . 39 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 2,958

Print, Hannah Praying to God, Marc Chagall

Hannah Praying to God

Print . 52 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.5 x 14.6 x 0 inch

CHF 5,423

Print, Solomon's Prayer, Marc Chagall

Solomon's Prayer

Print . 52 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.5 x 14.6 x 0 inch

CHF 5,423

Print, The Anointing of Saul, Marc Chagall

The Anointing of Saul

Print . 52 x 37 x 0.1 cm Print . 20.5 x 14.6 x 0 inch

CHF 5,423

Print, Der Engel (The Angel), Marc Chagall

Der Engel (The Angel)

Print . 32 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 10.4 x 0 inch

CHF 7,573

Print, Le repas chez Dryas, Marc Chagall

Le repas chez Dryas

Print . 42 x 64 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch

CHF 3,806

Print, The Tree of Jesse, Marc Chagall

The Tree of Jesse

Print . 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 15 x 0 inch

CHF 9,664

Print, Joseph and his Brothers, Marc Chagall

Joseph and his Brothers

Print . 36.5 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch

CHF 10,354

Print, Et Sur La Terre, Marc Chagall

Et Sur La Terre

Print . 43.5 x 33.2 x 2 cm Print . 17.1 x 13.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 5,917

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