Chagall by Chagall

by Marc Chagall

Edited by Charles SorlierTranslated from the French by John Shepley

Genres: Art

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Marc Chagall born Moishe Shagal (6 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry.

An early modernist, Chagall was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints.

Chagall lived in France and Russia for decades but in 1941, he settled in New York, which was full of writers, painters, and composers who, like himself, had fled from Europe during the Nazi invasions.

After the war, he chose to return to France and spent his last years living in the Côte d'Azur.

Reviews

[GK Stritch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enchanting autobiography with poetry and glorious paintings, a joy--a hundred stained-glass Chagall stars (fiddlers, cows and horses, winged creatures, couples floating in air, and the Ceiling of the Paris Opera) as a rating--historically fascinating--what a human spirit! Uplifting! The Song of Songs . . . Canticle of Canticles . . . inspirational. (See the 1977 DVD "Homage to Chagall" directed by Harry Rasky.)