The famous artist of the twentieth century Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in the city of Vitebsk. He grew up in a large and devout Jewish family. The childhood of the artist was not cloudless and full, but he always remembered him with warmth and love, which could not be further reflected in his work. The family professed Judaism, which prohibited any depiction of people, but the desire to draw was stronger than any prohibitions. Since 1906, Mark began to attend a private art school, and
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The famous artist of the twentieth century Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887 in the city of Vitebsk. He grew up in a large and devout Jewish family. The childhood of the artist was not cloudless and full, but he always remembered him with warmth and love, which could not be further reflected in his work. The family professed Judaism, which prohibited any depiction of people, but the desire to draw was stronger than any prohibitions.
Since 1906, Mark began to attend a private art school, and later went to St. Petersburg, where he took private lessons from professional artists. His nationality was a serious obstacle to permanent residence in the northern capital, so he stayed there only until 1906. In 1909, he fell madly in love with Bella Rosenfeld, who became his muse for many years.
Since 1909, with the support of Maxim Vinaver, Marc began to travel to Paris, where he met many famous representatives of the French bohemia.
Since 1912, Chagall began to make his personal exhibitions in Paris and Berlin. In 1914 he returned to his native Vitebsk and married his beloved Bella. A year later, the couple had a daughter Ida.
The artist perceived the October Revolution as a hurricane of universal liberation and even was appointed Commissioner for Arts in Vitebsk.
And yet he was always drawn to Paris. He managed to emigrate there only in 1922. The philanthropist Ambroise Vollard, who supported young artists, then helped him. Chagall began to illustrate works of art, including the Bible.
During World War II, Mark lost his French citizenship and moved to New York. There his fame quickly gained momentum, but in 1944 the disease took the life of his beloved wife.
Two years later, he married his translator, Virginia Haggard, who bore him a son, David. In 1948, Chagall returned to Paris and later settled on the Riviera.
In 1952, Chagall married for the third time with Valentina Brodskaya, with whom he happily lived for thirty years. This was perhaps the most intense period of his life. Over the years, he created hundreds of paintings, drawings, engravings, scenery for theatrical productions. He also wrote books about his life, My Life and My World. He was a great artist who lived a very long and happy life, from which he left in 1985 when he was 97 years old.