Born 1887 in Liosno, Byelorussia - died 1985 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
Painter and graphic artist.
Little Parlor. 1908.
Oil on paper mounted on fabric, 22.5x29. Private collection, France.
The Dead Man. 1908.
Oil on canvas, 68.2x87 cm. Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum. Musée
National d'Art Modern, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
The Couple (A Holy Family). 1909.
Oil on canvas, 91x103 cm. Musée National d'Art Modern, Centre
Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
View from Window. Vitebsk.
Gouache on cardboard, 49x36.3 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow.
The Butcher (Grandfather). 1910.
Gouache on paper. 34x24 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Vitebsk Chemist's Store.
Gouache, tempera, watercolor and oil on paper fixed on cardboard.
40x52.4 cm. Private collection, Moscow.
The Sabbath. 1910.
Oil on canvas, 90.5x194.5 cm. Colon, Ludwig Museum.
The Market Place. Vitebsk.
Oil on canvas.
The Drunkard. 1910-1912.
Oil on canvas, 85x115 cm. Private collection.
The Violinist. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 94.5x69.5 cm. Düsseldorf
Kunstsammlung, Germany.
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I and the Village. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 192.1x151.4 cm. New York Museum of the Modern Art,
USA.
Russian Village Under the Moon. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 126x104 cm. Münich,
Staatsgalerie Moderner Kunst, Germany.
The Birth. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 160.5x114 cm. Private collection, Paris.
To Russia, Asses and Others. 1911.
Oil on canvas, 157x122 cm. Musée National d'Art Modern, Centre
Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
The Raised Blouse. 1911.
Ink on paper, 29x21.5 cm. Private collection, Basle,
Switzerland.
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The Village Store. 1911.
Gouache on paper. 19x22 cm. Private collection, Basle, Switzerland.
The Poet (Half Past Three). 1911.
Oil on canvas, 196x145 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Holy Carter. 1911-1912.
Oil on canvas, 148x118.5 cm. Private collection.
The Soldier Drinks. 1911-1912.
Oil on canvas, 109.1x94.5 cm. Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York,
USA.
Homage to Apollinaire. 1911-1912.
Oil on canvas, 209x198 cm. Eindhoven, Stedelijk Van Abbe Museum,
Holland.
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The Lovers (Vision). 1911-1914.
Oil on canvas, 109x134.5 cm. Private collection, Lucerne,
Switzerland.
Baby's Bath.
Tempera on paper fixed on cardboard, 53x44 cm. Pskov Art and
History Museum.
Soldiers. 1912.
Gouache on cardboard, 38.1x31.7 cm. Private collection.
The Temptation (Adam and Eve). 1912.
Oil on canvas, 160.5x114 cm. Saint Louis Art Museum, USA.
Maternity. 1912-1913.
Oil on canvas, 193x116 cm. Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum.
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Paris trough Window. 1913.
Oil on canvas, 135.8x141.4 cm. Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New York,
USA.
The Burning House. 1913.
Oil on canvas, 107.2x120.5 cm. Solomon Guggenheim Museum, New
York, USA.
Odalisque. 1913-1914.
Watercolor, pen, ink, three colored papers, 20.2x28.8 cm. Private
collection, Bern, Switzerland.
Orpheus. 1913-1914.
Oil on canvas, 42.5x56.2 cm. Private collection.
Uncle Zussi (The Barber Shop). 1914.
Oil and gouache on paper. 49.3x37.2 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow.
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Uncle's Store in Liozno.
Oil on paper fixed on cardboard. 37x49 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow.
Reclining Nude. 1914.
Oil on cardboard, 37.5x50 cm. Private collection, Paris.
Over Vitebsk. 1914.
Oil, gouache, pencil and ink on paper, 31x39 cm. Philadelphia Museum
of Art.
Clock. 1914.
Oil and gouache on paper. 49x37 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Self-Portrait at the Easel. 1914.
Oil on canvas, 72x47 cm. Private collection.
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David (The Artist's Brother) Playing Mandolin.
1914-1915.
Oil on cardboard. 50x37.5 cm. Helsinki, Athenaeum.
Mania (The Artist's Sister) Eating Kasha. 1914-1915.
Oil on paper mounted on board. 49.5x35.7 cm. Private collection.
Soldiers with Bread. 1914-1915.
Watercolor and gouache on cardboard. 50.5x37.5 cm. Private
collection, St.Petersburg.
War. 1915.
Pen and ink drawing with whitening on paper. 22x18 cm. Krasnodar Art
Museum.
Visit to My Grandparents. 1915.
Watercolor, pen, ink and pencil on paper, 46.3x62.5 cm. Private
collection, Basle, Switzerland.
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Window in the Summer Cottage. Zaolshye near Vitebsk. 1915.
Gouache and oil on canvas. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Birthday. 1915.
Oil on canvas, 81x100 cm. New York Museum of the Modern Art, USA.
Anywhere Out of the World. 1915.
Oil on canvas, 61x47.3 cm. Takasaki Museum of Modern Art, Japan.
The Red Jew. 1915.
Oil on cardboard, 100x80.6 cm. The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Strawberries. 1916.
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard,
45x59 cm. Private collection, Paris.
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In Step. 1916.
Gouache on cardboard, 20.3x17.5 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery,
Moscow.
Lilies of the Valley. 1916.
Oil on canvas, 42x33.5 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Purim. 1916-1918.
Oil on canvas, 47.8x64.7 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Cemetery Gates. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 87x68.5 cm. Musée National d'Art Modern, Centre
Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
The Gray House. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 68x74 cm. Thyssen-Borneisza collection, Madrid.
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Self-Portrait with Palette. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 88.9x58.4 cm. Private collection.
Promenade. 1917.
Oil on canvas, 170x163.5. The Russian Museum, St.Petersburg.
Summer-House Window. 1917.
Tempera on paper fixed on cardboard, 46.5x61. I.Brodsky Memorial
Museum, St.Petersburg.
Self- Portrait with Muse. 1917-1918.
Oil on canvas. 157x140 cm. Private collection, St.Petersburg.
Double Portrait with a Glass of Wine. 1917-1918.
Oil on canvas. 233x136 cm. Paris, Musée National d'Art Modern,
Centre Georges Pompidou.
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Interior with Flowers. 1918.
Tempera on paper fixed on cardboard, 46.5x61 cm. I.Brodsky Memorial
Museum, St.Petersburg.
Above the Town. 1914 - 1918.
Oil on canvas. 141x198 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Cubist Landscape. 1918.
Oil on canvas. 100x59 cm. Paris, Musée National d'Art Modern,
Centre Georges Pompidou.
The Wedding. 1918.
Oil on canvas. 100x119 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Homage to Gogol. 1919.
Watercolor on paper, 39.4x50.2 cm. New York Museum of the Modern
Art, USA.
Red House. 1922.
Oil on canvas, 80x90 cm. Private collection.
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Introduction to the Jewish Theatre. 1920.
Tempera, gouache and kaolin on canvas,
2.84x7.87 m. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Dance. 1920. Panel for Moscow Jewish Theatre .
Tempera, gouache and kaolin on canvas.216x 81.3 cm. The
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Drama. 1920. Panel for Moscow Jewish Theatre .
Tempera, gouache and kaolin on canvas.216x 81.3 cm. The
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Literature. 1920. Panel for Moscow Jewish
Theatre .
Tempera, gouache and kaolin on canvas.216x 81.3 cm. The
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
Music. 1920. Panel for Moscow Jewish Theatre .
Tempera, gouache and kaolin on canvas.216x 81.3 cm. The
Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Marc Chagall studied at the studio of Pen, Vitebsk (1901-1907) under Kostandi and Ladyzhensky, at the Free Russian Academy of Vasilyeva in Paris (1906), at the School of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, St Petersburg (1907-1908), at the studio of Zayderberg (1908) and at Zvantseva’s school (1908-1910) under Bakst and Dobuzhinski.
From 1906 he has participated in exhibitions including the Salon des Independants, the World of Art, the Donkey’s Tail, the Target.
He lived in Paris and worked in La Ruch (1910-1914).
In 1914 he held the first one-man show at the Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin.
He returned to Vitebsk in 1914 and headed the Art School in 1918. Left the school under pressure from Malevich and his followers. Lived in Moscow (1920-1922).
Moved to Berlin, participated in the Exhibition of Three (Altman, Chagall, Shterenberg).
From 1923 lived and worked in Paris. His works were exhibited in Galerie Barbazanges, Paris (1924). The first retrospective was held in Basle (1933).