Marc Chagall [Dancers] 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. His paintings are characterized by illusory colors and atmosphere, where landscapes and figures blend into colors, and time and space merge. 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 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 influences of Cubism.

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

1917 Returned to Paris. Established Chagall's unique mystical and supernatural style.

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

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 to create the "Bible" series.

1941 Fled Nazi persecution and emigrated to the United States.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in the United States.

1945 Exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the High School of Art and Design.

1948 Created the "Arabian Nights" print collection.

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 on the theme of the circus. Published the copperplate print collection "The Bible".

1958 Created the lithograph collection "The Bible".

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opéra. Held major retrospectives in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated 17 large-scale "Message of the Bible" series works to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Message of the Bible" exhibition.

1973 The National Museum of Marc Chagall's 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, vied to acquire his works.