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

Limited to 368 copies

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A prominent painter of the School of Paris, 1887-1985.

With diverse and brilliant colors, he depicted the love between men and women, biblical stories, and mythological worlds as fairy tales. In his pictorial world, landscapes and figures melted into colors, and time and space fused, creating an illusory palette and atmosphere. From his paintings, one could feel his love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message of seeking love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus).

1907 Studied at the St. Petersburg Art School (Saint Petersburg).

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg Art School (Saint Petersburg).

1910 Moved to Paris and interacted with Fernand Léger, Modigliani, Delaunay, Apollinaire, and others.

1914 Held his first solo exhibition nearby, showing Cubist influence.

1915 Married Bella, a fellow countrywoman, and lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

1922 Created the copperplate engraving series "My Life" from his memoirs.

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

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

1941 Fled to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella passed away in America.

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

1948 Produced the "Arabian Nights" print collection.

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

1956 Created lithographs on the theme of circus. Published the copperplate engraving series "Bible."

1958 Created the lithograph series "Bible."

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

1966 Donated his monumental series of 17 works, "The Biblical Message," to the French Republic.

1967 A major retrospective exhibition was held in Zurich and Cologne to commemorate his 80th birthday.

The Louvre Museum held the "Biblical Message" exhibition.

1973 The Marc Chagall National Museum of the Biblical Message (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was inaugurated 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, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, eagerly acquired his works.