Marc Chagall [Bella Sitting Backwards] 1925 16.7x14.5cm Gouache drawing Signed and dated lower right

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

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He depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and myths as a fairytale world with diverse and brilliant colors. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating an illusory world of color and atmosphere. His paintings convey a sense of love for his wife and hometown, and a message of yearning for love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day Belarus)

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

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

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

1914 Held his first solo exhibition nearby, showing the influence of Cubism.

1915 Married his hometown sweetheart Bella. Lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

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

1923 Commissioned by art dealer Vollard to create copperplate etchings for Gogol's "Dead Souls" and La Fontaine's "Fables".

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

1941 Fled to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in America.

1945 Exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the High School of Art and the Art Institute.

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to the South of France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

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

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible".

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opera. Major retrospective exhibitions held in Tokyo and Kyoto.

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

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

　　　　 The Louvre Museum held "The Biblical Message Exhibition".

1973 The Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was built 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, vied to acquire his works.