Marc Chagall [Party Finale] 1948 35.5x28cm Original Etching Unsigned

Limited to 368 copies

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A representative painter of the École de Paris 1887 - 1985.

He depicted the world of male and female love, the Bible, and mythology as a fairy tale world with diverse and brilliant colors. Landscapes and figures melted into colors, and time and space merged, creating a visionary world of painting with color and atmosphere. Love for his wife and hometown can be felt from his paintings, as can a message seeking love and peace.

1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus)

1907 Studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (St. Petersburg).

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts (St. Petersburg).

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

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

1915 Married Bella from 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 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 to America to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife, Bella, died in America.

1945 The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the High School of Art and Design held an exhibition.

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights."

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

1952 Remarried to Valentina Brodsky.

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

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

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

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

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

1967 A large retrospective exhibition commemorating his 80th birthday was held in Zurich and Cologne.

The Louvre Museum held the "Biblical Messages Exhibition."

1973 The Marc Chagall National Museum of Biblical Message (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was carefully established in Nice.

1976 The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, held a solo exhibition.

1985 Died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, South of France.

Museums all over the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, competed to acquire his works.