Marc Chagall [Dream of the Crow] 1952 39.5x30.5cm Original Etching Unsigned

Limited to 200 copies

A representative painter of the School of Paris, 1887-1985

He depicted love between men and women, biblical stories, and mythological worlds as fairy tales, using diverse and brilliant colors. His paintings, where landscapes and figures melt into color, and time and space merge into an illusory world of color and atmosphere, convey his love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message of yearning for love and peace.

1887 Born in Vitebsk (now Belarus), Russia

1907 Studied at the St. Petersburg Art School (Saint Petersburg).

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg Art School (Saint Petersburg).

1910 Moved to Paris and interacted with Fernand Léger, Modigliani, Delaunay, Apollinaire, etc.

1914 Held his first solo exhibition nearby, showing Cubist influences.

1915 Married Bella, who was from the same hometown. Lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

1917 Returned to Paris, establishing Chagall's unique mystical and supernatural style.

1922 Created the copperplate print collection "My Life" from memories.

1923 Produced Gogol's "Dead Souls" and La Fontaine's "Fables" as copperplate prints at the request of art dealer Vollard.

1931 Traveled to Palestine to create the "Bible" series.

1941 Fled Nazi persecution and emigrated to the United States.

1944 His beloved wife, Bella, died in the United States.

1945 Exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the High School of Art and Design.

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights."

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

1954 Began creating the lithograph collection "Daphnis and Chloe."

1956 Created lithographs on the theme of circus. Published the copperplate print collection "Bible."

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opera. Held major retrospectives in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the grand 17-part series "Biblical Message" to the French Republic.

1967 Major retrospective exhibition celebrating his 80th birthday held in Zurich and Cologne.

The Louvre Museum held the "Message Biblique" exhibition.

1973 The National Museum Marc Chagall's Biblical Message (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was carefully established in Nice.

1976 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, held a solo exhibition.

1985 Passed away in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Southern France.

Museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, competed to acquire his works.