Marc Chagall [The Crow and the Fox] 1952 39.5x30.5cm Original etching Imprinted signature

Limited to 200 copies

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

He depicted love between men and women, biblical stories, and mythological worlds as fairy tales using diverse and brilliant colors. Landscapes and figures blend within the colors, and time and space merge to create a world of illusionary colors and atmosphere. His paintings convey a sense of love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message of longing for 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, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

1931 Traveled to Palestine for the "Bible" series.

1941 Escaped Nazi persecution and emigrated to America.

1944 His beloved wife Bella passed away in America.

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

1948 Produced the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried Valentine Brodsky.

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

1956 Produced 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 Opéra. Held a large retrospective exhibition in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the large series of 17 "Biblical Messages" 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 "Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall" (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.