Marc Chagall (1887–1985), Inspiration, 1963

Marc CHAGALL (1887 Lozna, near Vitebsk – 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
Inspiration, 1963
color lithograph on paper
publisher: Mourlot, Paris, 1963
from the portfolio: Chagall Lithographe II
reference: Cramer 56 / Mourlot 398
dimensions (inside): 24 × 31 cm
Dimensions with mount: 40 × 50 cm
Certificate of Authenticity
Condition: very good

Marc Chagall (1887–1985)—a French painter and printmaker of Russian origin. A prominent representative of the École de Paris. He studied drawing under the Vitebsk painter Juda Pen. In 1907, he began his studies at the St. Petersburg Academy. From 1910 to 1914, he was in Paris on a scholarship, where he encountered Cubism and befriended G. Apollinaire and M. Jacob. In 1915, he married Bella, who served as the muse for many of his paintings. In 1919, he was the artistic director of the State Jewish Theater in Moscow. From 1947 onward, he lived permanently in Paris. After the naïve-realist paintings of his early career, he came under the influence of Cubism, Expressionism, and Surrealism. His paintings are dominated by cheerful romantic themes, landscapes, and religious scenes. His characteristic means of expression include, among others, the distortion of shapes, the disruption of proportions, and the predominance of vivid reds, blues, and greens.
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