Chagall, Marc
(1887–1985)
Chagall, MarcChagall, MarcMarc Chagall (B * VITEBSK, 1887 – D † ST PAUL DE VENCE, 1985) Russian artist known for his paintings of village life, especially the shtetl (Jewish village). He moved to Paris in 1910, and painted images dreamlike in mood, similar to but not slavishly like the Surrealist artists. Apollinaire writes: » Chagall is a colorist full of imagination who, though originating in the fantasies of Slavic folk imagery, always surpasses them. He is an extremely varied artist…