MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) Limited Edition Colour Off Set Lithograph

Titled: Paris Opera Ceiling Editioned: Edition of 300

Image Size: 60 cm Diameter

Sheet Size: 64 cm x 89 cm

Signature: Signature of Marc Chagall is printed as part of the Lithograph

Condition: Excellent (New)

Unframed.

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Marc

Chagall was born in 1887 to a poor Jewish family

in Russia. He was the eldest of nine children. Chagall

began to display his artistic talent while studying

at a secular Russian school, and despite his father's

disapproval, in 1907 he began studying art with

Leon Bakst in St. Petersburg. It was at this time

that his distinct style that we recognise today

began to emerge. As his paintings began to centre on images from his childhood, the focus that would

guide his artistic motivation for the rest of his

life came to fruition.

In 1910, Chagall, moved to Paris for four years. It was during this period

that he painted some of his most famous paintings of the Jewish village, and

developed the features that became recognisable trademarks of his art. Strong

and bright colours began to portray the world in a dreamlike state. Fantasy,

nostalgia, and religion began to fuse together to create otherworldly images.

In 1914, before the outbreak of World War I, Chagall

held a one-man show in Berlin, exhibiting work dominated

by Jewish images. During the war, he resided in

Russia, and in 1917, endorsing the revolution, he

was appointed Commissar for Fine Arts in Vitebsk

and then director of the newly established Free

Academy of Art. In 1922, Chagall left Russia, settling

in France one year later...