Marc Chagall

Photograph of Marc Chagall (1920) by Pierre Choumoff (Photo by Pierre Choumoff)
Photograph of Marc Chagall (1920) by Pierre Choumoff
Photograph of Marc Chagall (1920) by Pierre Choumoff, Marc Chagall, General (Photo by Pierre Choumoff)
The circus (1964) by Marc Chagall, Marc Chagall, General (Photo Unknown)
The auditorium ceiling at the Palais Garnier, Paris, (1964) by Marc Chagall, Marc Chagall, General (Photo )
Calvary (Golgotha) Christus gewidmet (1912) by Marc Chagall, in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Marc Chagall, General (Photo courtesy of the Museum of Modern Art)
Birthday (1815) by Marc Chagall in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Marc Chagall, General (Photo courtesy of Museum of Modern Art)
Stained glass windows in the Reims Cathedral (1974) by Marc Chagall, Marc Chagall, General (Photo by Peter Lucas)

A 20C artist of joyful, whimsical, colorful works

Marc Chagall (1889-1985) is hard to pin down asn an artist. 

A Hasidic Jew who traveled widely in Europe, the U.S., Mexico, and Israel, Chagall's art started from Cubism and picked up inspiration everywhere to fuel an idiosyncratic, brightly colored, allegorical, often whimsical style. 

He also, in later life, designed lovely stained glass windows for cathedrals and churches from France to Zurich to Tarrytown, NY.

Picasso once said. "When Matisse dies, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what colour really is."

Selected works by Marc Chagall in England


The Blue Circus (1950) by Marc Chagall in the Tate Modern, London

Where to find works by Marc Chagall in England