Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall

Circus Chagall
The year of the birth of TWE 700 Marklin 1937 is considered by many European artists a year of mourning for the art itself.
History is unfortunately rich in all ages, including the actual examples of destruction of works of art at the hands of religious fanatics or extremists.
So in 1937, following the burning of works of art and books, considered “degenerate” by the Nazis, which started in 1933, were seized in Germany more than 16,000 works of’ art, it is closed the Kronprinzenpalais Unter Den Linden and Hitler in Monaco inaugurated the new Haus der Kunst destined to highlight the art of the regime.
Marc Chagall, portrayed here by Yury Pen …

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in the eyes of the Nazis, he has made the mistake of beingย  in cultures and Jewish religion and is part of the artists to put index in Germany, along with Picasso, Kirchner and many others.
Born in Belarus in 1877, after studying fine arts in St Petersburg and having taken part in the Russian Revolution in 1917, he moved to Paris in 1923.
After the occupation of France, sought by the Nazis, managed to escape to Spain and then the United States where he settled with his Family in 1941.

He returned to France in 1949 and moved to Saint Paul de Vence where he died in 1985 at the age of 97.
Art of Chagall knows various artistic phases, However, shows a certain continuity in its evolution.
First of all his paintings, full of references to his childhood, want to communicate happiness and optimism by his choice of bright colors and brilliant, such as the “walk” ….

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… … In the self-portrait.

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… Or in the “village”

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Chagall said that the world is colorful, as if seen through the glass window of a church …

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Since the early 30’s he is more and more influenced by the Bible that profoundly influences his work, which often fluctuates between the religious …

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… and the dream.

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First clear-cut …

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… the color of Chagall exceeds then drawing lines

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expanding on the canvas and composing of spots or bands of color, which thus is free and independent of the shape.

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