Marc Chagall [Parrot] 1952 39.5x30.5cm Original etching Imprinted signature

Limited to 200 copies

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A representative painter of the École de Paris 1887 - 1985

He depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and myths as a fairy tale world with diverse and brilliant colors. Landscapes and figures merge in color, and time and space fuse, creating a phantasmagorical world of color and atmosphere. Love for his wife and hometown, and a message of yearning for love and peace can be felt from his paintings.

 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, a native of his hometown. Lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

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

1923 Produced copperplate prints for 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 in New York and the High School of Art Institute.

1948 Produced the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

1954 Began production of the lithograph collection "Daphnis and Chloe."

1956 Produced lithographs on the theme of the circus. Published the copperplate print collection "Bible."

1958 Produced the lithograph collection "Bible."

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opera. Major retrospective exhibitions held in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated 17 large-scale "Biblical Message" works to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Message Biblique" exhibition.

1973 The National Museum Marc Chagall 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 worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, competed to acquire his works.