Marc Zakharovich Chagall (born Moishe Zakharovich Shagalov 1887 - 1985) was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in virtually every artistic format, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints.
For more biographical information see part 1, and for earlier works see parts 1 - 11 also.
This is part 12 of a major 28-part series on the works of Marc Chagall:
1942-65 Sketchbook (All 18.7 x 18.8 cm):
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| 1943 In the Night oil on canvas 47 x 52.4 cm Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA |
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| 1943 Mexican Serenade gouache, pastel, watercolour and brush and ink on paper 45.8 x 34.8 cm Private Collection |
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| 1943 The Horse Ride in the Night gouache on paper 63.5 x 48.4 cm Private Collection |
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| 1943 The Juggler oil on canvas 109.9 x 79.1 cm Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
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| 1943 The War oil on canvas 105.8 x 75.9 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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| 1943 The Yellow Crucifixion oil on canvas Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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| 1943 War oil on canvas 105 x 76 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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| 1943c Mexican Motherhood gouache, pastel and brush and ink on paper 67.6 x 50 cm Private Collection |
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| 1944 Hommage au Passe oil on canvas 71 x 75.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1944 Listening to the Cock oil on canvas 92.5 x 74.5 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
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| 1944 The Song of the Cockerel oil on canvas 92.5 x 74.5 cm Private Collection |
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| 1944 Marriage oil on canvas 99 x 74 cm Private Collection |
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| 1944 Red Cockerel in the Night Private Collection |
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| 1944 Seiltanzerik with Viola etching 22.8 x 15.2 cm ( plate ) de Young / Legion of Honour Museums of San Francisco |
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| 1944 The House with the Green Eye oil on canvas 58 x 51 cm Private Collection |
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| 1944 To my Wife oil on canvas 107 x 178.8 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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| 1945 Around Her oil on canvas 131 x 109.7 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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| 1945 Artist in front of the Easel oil, coloured ink and China ink on canvas 86 x 74 cm |
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| 1945 Blue Concert oil on canvas 124.5 x 99.1 cm Private Collection |
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| 1945 The Soul of the City oil on canvas 107 x 81.3 cm Musée National d’Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
1945 The Wedding Candles
Chagall painted this in memory of his beloved wife Bella, who had died of a virus infection in New York City in September 1944. She was, he wrote, “the companion of my life, the woman who was my inspiration.”
Chagall painted this in memory of his beloved wife Bella, who had died of a virus infection in New York City in September 1944. She was, he wrote, “the companion of my life, the woman who was my inspiration.”
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| 1945c The Wedding Candles oil on canvas 122.2 x 120 cm Private Collection |
1945 The Firebird
Chagall arrived in New York in 1941, fleeing occupied
France and the Nazi threat. “The Firebird,” a ballet with a scenario by Michel
Fokine and music by Igor Stravinsky, was staged for the first time by the
Ballet Russes in 1910.
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Costume design for The Firebird by Stravinsky New York City Ballet © New York Public Library |
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| 1945 Front Curtain for the Firebird |
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| 1945 Set Design for the Firebird |
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| 1945 Set Design for the Firebird |
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| 1945 Set Design for the Firebird |
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| 1945 Set Design for the Firebird |
