Marc Chagall [Russian House] 1948 35.5x28cm Original Etching Unsigned

Limited to 368 copies

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

He depicted the love between men and women, the Bible, and the world of mythology as a fairy tale world with diverse and brilliant colors. The landscape and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating a fantastic world of color and atmosphere in his paintings, from which one can feel his love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message seeking love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day Belarus)

1907 Studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts.

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 his compatriot Bella and lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

1922 Created the copperplate print collection "My Life" from his 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 for the "Bible" series.

1941 Fled Nazi persecution and emigrated to the United States.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in the United States.

1945 Held an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Art Institute.

1948 Created the "Arabian Nights" print collection.

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to the South of France.

1952 Remarried Valentine Brodsky.

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

1956 Produced lithographs on the theme of the circus and published the copperplate print collection "The Bible."

1958 Created the lithograph collection "The Bible."

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

1966 Donated 17 major works from the "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 Died 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.