Marc Chagall [Prophecy about Jerusalem] 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 love between men and women, as well as biblical and mythological worlds, as fairy tale realms. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge in his paintings, creating a fantastical world of color and atmosphere. His works convey a love for his wife and hometown, and a message of yearning for love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now 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, and others.

1914 Held his first solo exhibition nearby, showing Cubist influences.

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

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

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

1923 Created 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 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the High School of Art and Design.

1948 Created the print collection "One Thousand and One Nights."

1950 Obtained 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 print collection "Bible."

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Opéra National de Paris. Held large retrospective exhibitions in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated his masterpiece, the 17-part "Biblical Message" 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 "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 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, eagerly collected his works.