Self-Portrait by Marc Chagall, 1914.
He once said, Lenin turned [the country] upside down, just as I upturn my paintings.
Read one to discover five of his most famous works.
“Self-Portrait” by Marc Chagall, 1914. (Photo:WikimediaCommonsPublic Domain)
Here are five Marc Chagall artworks that capture the experimental artists long career.
No single style dominated the group and plenty of experimentation was encouraged.
I and the Villageis a reflection of Chagall’s dreams and childhood memories of Russia.
“The Birthday” by Marc Chagall, 1915. (Photo:WikimediaCommonsPublic Domain)
The painting features the Russian landscape and symbols from folklore stories.
Their pupils are connected by a faint white line as if its a piece of thread.
The painting also features a milkmaid layered atop the head of a lamba common motif in Chagalls work.
“Peace Window” by Marc Chagall, 1967. (Photo:WikimediaCommonsPublic Domain)
Paris Through the Window, 1913
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Paris!
Chagall wrote in his autobiography.
No word sounded sweeter to me!
Chagall’s vibrant image explores his feeling of division as well as past and present.
The couple below the Eiffel Towerdepicted splitting apart in mid-airalso seem to symbolize this theme.
The Birthday, 1915
The Birthday by Marc Chagall, 1915.
The artwork was produced just weeks before the pair were married.
His head is craned upside down and backward as he twists around to kiss his future wife.
Bella also floats off the ground while holding a bouquet of flowers.
Jesus is depicted on the cross wearing a Jewish prayer shawl.
On the left, a village is pillaged and burned, forcing refugees to flee by boat.
The three bearded figures below them (one clutches the Torah) escape on foot.
On the right, a synagogue goes up in flames, while a mother comforts her child below.
The foundation chose Chagall to create a free-standing stained-glass piece in memory of those who lost their lives.
Like so many of Chagalls later stained-glass works, thePeace Windowwas inspired by passages in the Bible.
At the unveiling ceremony, Chagall urged the audience, not to see the window but to feel it.
