Marc Chagall [Two Mules] 1952 39.5x30.5cm Original Etching Unsigned

Limited to 200 copies

A representative painter of the École de Paris (1887 - 1985)

He depicted love between men and women, the Bible, and mythological worlds as fairy tales, using diverse and brilliant colors. Landscapes and figures merge in color, and time and space fuse in his illusory and atmospheric paintings, from which one can feel his 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.

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg Art School.

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

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

1941 Fled Nazi persecution and emigrated to the United States.

1944 Beloved wife Bella passed away in the United States.

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

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

1956 Created lithographs with a circus theme and published the copperplate print collection "Bible".

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible".

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

1966 Donated the large series of 17 "Biblical Message" works 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.