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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Marc Chagall

 March Chagall name was originally Moishe Shagal, he had changed it while he was in the French artistic metropolis in 1910. Marc was born as a Jew and grew up to become a Russian-French artist. His date of birth was the 7th of July, 1887, and he died on the 28th of March, 1985. Marc created a wide range of arts including, paintings, drawings, stained glass, book illustrations, stage sets, clay work, tapestries, and fine art prints. In 1964, Marc Chagall painted the ceiling of the Opera Garnier in Paris, covering over 200m2. Chagall's painting is a tribute to fourteen significant opera composers and their work, and he completed it when he was 77 years old. He humbly refused to get paid for his astounding work. 

Chagall's Opéra Garnier Ceiling Celebrates 50 Years | Architectural Digest
- The painting of the Opera Garnier in Paris.


The Vision', Marc Chagall, 1924–5–c.1937 | Tate
- This painting 'The Vision' portrays a young painter at his easel being visited by an angel. Marc had painted this in the early 1920's.


Red Sun over Paris | Marc chagall, Chagall paintings, Chagall
- Red Sun over Paris. This painting was originally used as a poster of an exhibition of Chagall's works at the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

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