The Roses by Marc Chagall
oil on canvas

Marc Chagall, (7 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Jewish painter who was born in Belarus, then part of the Russian Empire.

Among the celebrated painters of the 20th century, he is associated with the modern movements after impressionism.

Beginning to study painting in 1906 under famed local artist Yehuda Pen.

Later, he left St. Petersburg to settle in Paris in order to be near the art community of the Montparnasse district, where he becomes a friend of Guillaume Apollinaire, Robert Delaunay, and Fernand Léger.

Chagall took inspiration from Belarusian folk-life, and portrayed many Biblical themes reflecting his Jewish heritage. In the 1960s and 1970s, Chagall involved himself in large-scale projects involving public spaces and important civic and religious buildings. Chagall’s works fit into several modern art categories.

He took part in the movements of the Paris art world which preceded World War I and was thus involved with avant-garde currents. However, his work always found itself on the margins of these movements and emerging trends, including Cubism and Fauvism. He was closely associated with the Paris School and its exponents, including Amedeo Modigliani.

Enchantment

Matinal Mystery

The Blue Violinist

The Bouquet

The Lovers

The Rabbi

deletereply starfishred wrote on Sep 13, ’08 Very nice laurita-my hubbys aunt had a real thing for him and one summer she had us take her all over sothern france where a lot of his stuff is to see it befor she died.

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on Sep 14, ’08 Sounds like a wonderful trip !

deletereply nemo4sun wrote on Sep 14, ’08 very vibrant and alive 🙂

deletereply wickedlyinnocent wrote on Sep 14, ’08 I love Chagall, I think I’ve told you before that I visited his grave in Vence, in a small cemetery up on a hill overlooking the Med, a beautiful peaceful place with a sign on its gate : “défense de faire des picnics” ( no picnics allowed). I ‘ve always wondered why, could it be the case that tourists had ever taken their picnic baskets to share a bit of eternity with Chagall? Thanks for the great blog, have a lovely Sunday.

deletereply seth360 wrote on Sep 14, ’08 <<<< Loves Chagall, and no just because he was a red sea pedestrian 🙂

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on Sep 14, ’08 His paintings are absolutely beautiful, and I also love his stained glass.

deletereply slohomeles wrote on Sep 15, ’08 Great post… I absolutely loved “The Blue Violinist”

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on Sep 15, ’08 Thanks Michael. I love the colors he used in The Roses. Everyone’s got their favorite.