Marc Chagall Bible [Gleanings Rats] 1960 35.5x26.5cm Original Lithograph Unsigned

Limited to 250 copies

This work is stored at our partner gallery in France. While it is described as being in good condition according to local (French) standards, please note that evaluation criteria for vintage items may differ between France and Japan. Please consider purchasing only if you understand and accept any signs of age and use typical of vintage items (e.g., stains, discoloration, folds, wrinkles, sun damage). Please note that we have not inspected the physical item ourselves. The work is currently stored in France, and delivery after placing an order will take more than two weeks. Due to the nature of the work, returns after purchase are not accepted.

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 mythology as a fairytale world. Landscapes and figures melt into colors, and time and space merge, creating a hallucinatory world of color and atmosphere. His paintings convey love for his wife and hometown, and a message yearning for 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, etc.

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. Chagall established his unique mystical and supernatural style.

1922 Created the copperplate print collection "My Life" in memory.

1923 Produced 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 died in America.

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 Southern France.

1952 Remarried to Valentina 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 large retrospective exhibitions in Tokyo and Kyoto.

1966 Donated the grand work "Message Biblique" (17 consecutive works) to the French Republic.

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

The Louvre Museum held the "Message Biblique" exhibition.

1973 The National Museum Marc Chagall's Biblical Message (now the Marc Chagall Museum) was opened 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, eagerly acquired his works.

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