Marc Chagall [Noah's Sacrifice] 1939 44x33.5cm Original Etching

Limited to 200 copies, Atelier Mourlot

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

He used diverse and brilliant colors to depict the love between men and women, as well as biblical and mythological worlds, as fairy tales. His paintings are a world of illusory colors and atmosphere where landscapes and figures blend into colors, and time and space merge. One can feel his love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message seeking love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now 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 Bella from his hometown and lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

1922 Created the copperplate print collection "My Life" in memory.

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

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

1941 Exiled to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in America.

1945 Held an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the High School of Art and Institute.

1948 Produced the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French nationality and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

1954 Began production of the lithograph collection "Daphnis and Chloe".

1956 Produced lithographs with a circus theme and published the copperplate print collection "Bible".

1958 Produced the lithograph collection "Bible".

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opera. A major retrospective exhibition was held in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the major work, "Message Biblique" (17 pieces), to the French Republic.

1967 A major retrospective exhibition commemorating his 80th birthday was 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 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.