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History On Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was born to a Russian Jewish couple on July 7, 1887. He grew up to become an influential name in the artistic world portraying the Russian village life in full vigor on his canvas. Folk tales and biblical themes were often sighted in his work as well. |
The artist gained training under the famous Russian painter Leon Bakst at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Russia. However, not long after, he was expelled from the institution owing to his rebellious nature of opposing the conventional techniques of art.
In the year 1910, Chagall arrived in Paris and interacted with Amadeo Modigliani, Robert Delaunay and Roger de La Fresnaye. In those times, Paris was bustling with ingenuity in fine art. The creative realm was dominated by two schools of thought, Fauvism and Cubism. While Fauvism canvassed vibrancy in painting, Cubism projected manifold perspectives concurrently. Chagall produced some of his best work in Paris taking inspiration from both techniques. He was also motivated by poets and symbolism. Gradually, Chagall came to be recognized with his own distinct style of imaginative and romantic surrealism.
After his return to Russia in 1914, Marc Chagall supported the Russian Revolution, and earned the designation of being the Commissar of Fine Arts and Director of the local art academy.
1923 marked the return of the artist to Paris, and the onset of the second phase in his career. This time, he even explored the field of graphics as well. Some of his prominent work from those times include The Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower, and illustrations for La Fontaine's Fables and for the Bible. With Nazis entering into France, Chagall moved to the United States. During his short stay in the US, the artist displayed his marvelous work by designing for ballets such as Stravinsky's Firebird.
During the latter phase of his career, Chagall's work reflected strong sway of religion. He demonstrated his incredible talent in the form of stained-glass windows of the Hadassah-Hebrew University hospital synagogue in Jerusalem, and mosaics and tapestries of the Israeli Knesset. He achieved immense fame for his designing of the dome of the Paris Opera in 1964.
Marc Chagall soared higher, establishing himself as the first living artist to be exhibited at the Louvre, when he was 90 years of age. Even today, the Chagall Museum at Nice in France displays the masterpieces of the legendary artist.
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