Marc Chagall Bible [Ruth Lying at the Feet of Boaz] 1960 35.5x26.5cm Original Lithograph Unsigned

Limited to 250 copies

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A representative painter of the École de Paris 1887 – 1985

With diverse and brilliant colors, he depicted the world of love between men and women, the Bible, and mythology as a fairy tale world. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating an illusory world of color and atmosphere. Love for his wife and hometown can be felt in his paintings, as can a message of yearning for love and peace.

 1887 Born in Vitebsk, Russia (now Belarus)

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

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

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

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 and 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 for the "Bible" series.

1941 Fled to the United States to escape Nazi persecution.

1944 His beloved wife Bella died in the United States.

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

1948 Created the "Arabian Nights" print collection.

1950 Acquired French citizenship and moved to Southern France.

1952 Remarried Valentine Brodsky.

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

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

1958 Created the lithograph collection "Bible."

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

1966 Donated his magnum opus, the 17-part "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 carefully opened 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.

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