Marc Chagall Bible [Paradise on Earth] 1960 35.5x26.5cm Original Lithograph Unsigned

This work is kept by our affiliated gallery in France. While it is considered to be in good condition by local (French) standards, the criteria for evaluating the condition of aged items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing only after acknowledging the signs of age and use typical of vintage items (such as stains, discoloration, creases, wrinkles, sun damage, etc.). Please note that we have not personally inspected the actual item. The work is currently stored in France, and it will take more than two weeks for delivery after an order is placed. Due to the nature of the work, returns after purchase are not accepted. A representative painter of the School of Paris, born 1887 – 1985.

He depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and mythology as a fairy tale world with diverse and brilliant colors. In his paintings, landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating a fantastical world of color and atmosphere that conveys 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 Saint Petersburg Art School (St. Petersburg).

1909 Studied at the Saint 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, who was from the same hometown. Lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

1917 Returned to Paris. Established 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 create the "Bible" series.

1941 Escaped Nazi persecution and sought asylum in America.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in America.

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

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights."

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried Valentina Brodsky.

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

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

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

1963 Created the ceiling painting for the Paris Opera. A major retrospective exhibition was held in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the grand work, a 17-part series on the Bible's message, to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Message Biblique" exhibition.

1973 The "Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall" (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was carefully established 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 all over the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, competed to acquire his works.