Marc Chagall Bible [The Dream of Abimelech] 1960 35.5x26.5cm Original Lithograph Unsigned

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A prominent painter of the School of 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 blend in a palette of colors, and time and space merge in an illusory painting world, expressing love for his wife and hometown, and conveying a message of love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day 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 Cubist influences.

1915 Married Bella, from his hometown, and 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" in memory.

1923 Commissioned by art dealer Vollard to create copperplate prints for Gogol's "Dead Souls" and La Fontaine's "Fables."

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 The Museum of Modern Art in New York and the High School of Art Institute 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 and published the copperplate print collection "Bible."

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

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

1966 Donated the grand work, a series of 17 pieces titled "Message biblique," to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Message biblique" 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, competed to acquire his works.