Marc Chagall Bible [Discovery of the Forbidden Fruit] 1960 35.5x26.5cm Original Lithograph Unsigned

A representative painter of the School of Paris, 1887-1985

With diverse and brilliant colors, he depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and myths as a fairytale world. His paintings, where landscapes and figures melt into color, and time and space merge, create an illusory world of color and atmosphere. One can feel his love for his wife and hometown, as well as a message seeking love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus)

1907 Studied at the St. Petersburg School of Fine Arts (St. Petersburg).

1909 Studied at the St. Petersburg School of Fine 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 the influence of Cubism.

1915 Married Bella, who was from the same hometown. Lived in Russia after the October Revolution.

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

1922 Created the copperplate engraving collection "My Life" from memories.

1923 Created 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 Institute.

1948 Created the print collection "Arabian Nights".

1950 Acquired French nationality 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 engraving 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 his great work, "The Biblical Message," a series of 17 paintings, 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 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 around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, vied to acquire his works.