Marc Chagall [Solomon's Trial] 1939 44x33.5cm Original etching Imprinted signature

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

He used diverse and brilliant colors to depict the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and mythology as a fairy tale world. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating a visionary world of color and atmosphere in his paintings, from which 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 the same hometown. 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" from memories.

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 Fled to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in America.

1945 Held an exhibition conceived by the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the High School of Art and Design.

1948 Produced 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 Produced 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 a large retrospective exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated his masterpiece, a series of 17 "Biblical Messages," to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Biblical Message Exhibition".

1973 The Marc Chagall National Museum of Biblical Message (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was built in Nice.

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

1985 Died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, southern France.

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