Marc Chagall [Moses and Aaron Standing Before King Pharaoh] 1939 44x33.5cm Original Etching Unsigned

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

With diverse and brilliant colors, he depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and myths as a fairy tale world. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating a world of paintings with illusory colors and atmosphere, from which one can feel love for his wife and hometown, and also a message seeking love and peace.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1922 Created the copperplate print collection "My Life" in his memoirs.

1923 At the request of art dealer Vollard, he created copperplate prints of Gogol's "Dead Souls" and La Fontaine's "Fables."

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

1941 Fled to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in America.

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

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights."

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

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

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

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

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

1966 Donated 17 major works of the "Message Biblique" series to the French Republic.

1967 A major retrospective exhibition celebrating his 80th birthday was held in Zurich and Cologne.

The Louvre Museum held the "Message Biblique" exhibition.

1973 The National Museum of 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, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, vied to acquire his works.