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Definition of marc chagall in French English dictionary
- Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Russian born painter who lived in France, one of the great painters of the 20th century
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Definition of marc chagall in English English dictionary
- a Russian artist who lived in France and painted in bright colours (1887-1985). born July 7, 1887, Vitebsk, Belorussia, Russian Empire died March 28, 1985, Saint-Paul, Alpes-Maritimes, France Belarusan French painter, printmaker, and designer. After studying painting in St. Petersburg, he moved to Paris in 1910. During the next four years he mixed with the avant-garde there and created what is often considered his best work in the style he would explore for the next 60 years. Often the principal figure in his fantastical works is the painter himself, and memories of Jewish life and folklore in Belarus and themes from the Bible are main sources of imagery. The often whimsical figurative elements in his works are frequently depicted upside down and distributed on the canvas in an arbitrary fashion. In the 1920s he launched a career in printmaking, producing hundreds of etchings for special editions of books. In 1941 he left for New York City, where he designed sets and costumes for Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. He later produced stained-glass windows and murals for public buildings in Jerusalem, Paris, and the U.S
- (1887-1985) Russian born painter who lived in France, one of the great painters of the 20th century
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Definition of marc chagall in English French dictionary
- Marc Chagall (1887-1985), peintre graveur et décorateur français d'origine russe, un des plus grands peintres du XXè siècle