Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was born in 1987 in Russia. He began to display his artistic talent while studying at a secular Russian school. In 1907 he began studying art with Leon Bakst in St. Petersberg. It was at this stage that his distinct style that we recognise today emerged. In 1910 he moved to Paris and painted some of his most famous paintings of the Jewish village. He portrayed the world in a dreamlike state with fantasy, nostalgia and religion fusing together to create otherworldly images.
During the First World War, he remained in Russia where he was appointed a director of the newly established Free Academy of Art. He settled in France in 1923 and lived there permanently the rest of his life except in the years 1941 - 8 when he fled France to live in the USA. Chagall's horror of the nazi rise to power is expressed in works depicting Jewish martyrs and refugees.
In addition to images of the Jewish world, his paintings are inspired by themes from the Bible. This fascination culminated in a series of over 100 etchings illustrating the Bible.
Israel is endowed with some of his finest works, most notably the twelve stained glass windows at Hadassah Hospital in Tel Aviv and wall decorations at the Knesset.
Chagall received many prizes and much recognition for his work, and is held in private and corporate collections all over the world. He has a gallery dedicated to his work in the South of France and is also one of very few artists to exhibit work at the Louvre, Paris during his lifetime.
During the First World War, he remained in Russia where he was appointed a director of the newly established Free Academy of Art. He settled in France in 1923 and lived there permanently the rest of his life except in the years 1941 - 8 when he fled France to live in the USA. Chagall's horror of the nazi rise to power is expressed in works depicting Jewish martyrs and refugees.
In addition to images of the Jewish world, his paintings are inspired by themes from the Bible. This fascination culminated in a series of over 100 etchings illustrating the Bible.
Israel is endowed with some of his finest works, most notably the twelve stained glass windows at Hadassah Hospital in Tel Aviv and wall decorations at the Knesset.
Chagall received many prizes and much recognition for his work, and is held in private and corporate collections all over the world. He has a gallery dedicated to his work in the South of France and is also one of very few artists to exhibit work at the Louvre, Paris during his lifetime.