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Belarusian, French, Jewish modernist artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was inspired by cubism, symbolism and fauvism.
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Chagall went to Paris in 1910 to pursue his career as an artist and to develop his artistic style. Cubism was his dominant art form when he first arrived to Paris. He brought a fresh wind to the French art scene, dominated by the “materialistic outlook of the 19th century”. Chagall’s work was fresh and colourful, full of poetry and sentiment.
He saw art as an expression of the inner psyche, much like fellow Russian painter Alexej von Jawlenski (1864-1941), whose images were characterised by the mystic and spiritual human self.
He returned to Russia in 1914 to marry Bella, his fiancée, whom he really missed during his time in Paris. He returned to France again between 1922 and 1941 and brought his wife Bella and their daughter (born in 1916), but they both had to leave the country during the German occupation.
It was the US that added Chagall to the list of artists who were at risk, so that he and his family could be safe. The Chagall family arrived to New York, one day after Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
Chagall came back to France in 1948 and stayed there until his death. During this period he painted the new ceiling for the Paris Opera (1963). This endeavour took him one year to complete.
Chagall’s supernatural, illogical and fantastic paintings are said to have significantly formed Surrealism. His colourful paintings immediately attracted the viewer’s attention. His painting subjects were life memories, fantasy and jewish themes.
Worth a look: Paris through the Window: Marc Chagall and His Circle exhibtion at The Philadelphia Museum of Art (1 March 2011- 10 July 2011).
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