Marc Chagall [Man Guided by the Lord] 1939 44x33.5cm Original etching Imprinted signature

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

He depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and myths as a fairy tale world, using diverse and brilliant colors. His paintings, with their dreamlike colors and atmosphere, where landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, convey love for his wife and hometown, and a message advocating 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, etc.

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

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

1917 Returned to Paris and established his own mystical, supernatural style.

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

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

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 by the Museum of Modern Art and the High School of Art at the Art Institute in New York.

1948 Produced the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

1956 Created lithographs on the theme of circus. 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 held in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the great work, "The Biblical Message," a series of 17 paintings, to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held "The Biblical Message Exhibition".

1973 The Marc Chagall National Museum of the 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.