Marc Chagall
Born in Russia 1887, died 1985. He came from a devout Jewish family, and entered art school in St Petersburg in 1907. Throughout his career he worked as a sign-painter, and the influence of these techniques are evident in his paintings. Chagall briefly became director of Vitebsk art school before designing murals for the Jewish state theatre in Moscow. His richly coloured lyrical paintings depict objects and people in unusual juxtapositions, often floating in space. His later work produced designs for the ballet, stained glass windows and paintings for the ceilings of the Paris Opera.
La joie
The Joy
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