Described by art critic Robert Hughes as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century," the Russian-French modernist Marc Chagall worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, he developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.
Born Moishe Segal in 1887, in Belarus (then part of the Russian empire), Chagall is often celebrated for his figurative paintings, but he also produced stained-glass windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, in France; for the United Nations, in New York; and for the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, as well as book illustrations, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine-art prints. Characterized by a bold color palette and whimsical imagery, his works are often narrative, depicting small-village scenes and quotidian moments of peasant life, as in his late painting The Flight into Egypt from 1980.
Before World War I, Chagall traveled between St. Petersburg, Paris and Berlin. When the conflict broke out, he returned to Soviet-occupied Belarus, where he founded the Vitebsk Arts College before leaving again for Paris in 1922. He fled to the United States during World War II but in 1947 returned to France, where he spent the rest of his life. His peripatetic career left its mark on his style, which was distinctly international, incorporating elements from each of the cultures he experienced.
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XXe Siecle-Hommage a Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
XXe Siecle-Hommage a Marc Chagall Color lithograph, 1969 Unsigned as issued by XXe Siecle From: XXe Siecle, Volume, Special Issue Marc Chagall Published by G. di San Lazzaro for A. M...
Lithograph
Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXII
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXII Etching and aquatint from 1976. The edition of 225. Dimensions of sheet: 47 x 35 cm Dimensions in...
Etching, Aquatint
Poèmes, Planche XXIV
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Poèmes, Planche XXIV Woodcut print from 1968. Limited edition of 26 proofs on Japanese paper. No signed impressions of this subject exist. Dimensions of...
Woodcut
Homage to Julien Cain
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Homage to Julien Cain Lithograph from 1968. Dimensions of sheet: 23.5 x 18.5 cm Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm Printer: F. Mourlot, Paris. Refere...
Lithograph
$995
H 20.5 in W 17.25 in
Homage to Marc Chagall Lithograph, Modern Style, 1969, from XXe Siecle
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Homage to Marc Chagall Portfolio: XXe Siecle Medium: Lithograph Year: 1969 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 20 1/2" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 12" x 9 1/2" Im...
Lithograph
Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXV
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXV Etching and aquatint from 1976. The edition of 225. Dimensions of sheet: 47 x 35 cm Dimensions in ...
Etching, Aquatint
Chagall Lithographe Tome I - Frontispice, Auto-portrait
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed 25.75 x 22.75 in No. 282 in the Catalogue Raisonne of Chagall's lithographs This lithograph came from "The Lithographs of Chagall: Volume I" by Fernand Mourlot and Marc Cha...
Lithograph
Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXI
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche XXI Etching and aquatint from 1976. The edition of 225. Dimensions of sheet: 47 x 35 cm Dimensions in ...
Etching, Aquatint
Monde Familier (Everyday World)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) Monde Familier (Everyday World), 1983, (edition 49/50) lithograph in colors on Arches paper Sheet size: 13.70 x 10.60 in (34.80 x 26.92 cm) Everyday World...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche V
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, Planche V Etching and aquatint from 1976. The edition of 225. Dimensions of sheet: 47 x 35 cm Dimensions in fr...
Etching, Aquatint
