Customer Reviews

Chagall (Great Modern Master Series)

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4 star:		(3)
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This is an extraordinary book for every Chagall fan. The quality of illustrations is just wonderful, and if you had only one book to buy on Chagall, this is the one! Don't worry, its not heavy at all; in fact, I would have added more and more pages of never-been-seen work of this incredible artist. The illustrations are colorful, vivid and beautiful, and the biography is very well written and complete. Strongly recommended!

This book collects some of Chagall's works, mostly paintings, but also mosaics, stained glass windows, and the ceiling of the Paris opera (stunning), into sections describing different parts of his life and career.

The text was intersting and illuminating in very few words, which was good, because that left more room for full-color plates of Chagall's brilliant works! I could just stare at each one for many minutes and get more out of it with each minute! The man was a genius. And the plates are pretty high-quality, so it's easy to really enjoy them.

The only reason I did not give this book five stars was I thought it was a little short, considering the scope of Chagall's work. It would be difficult, indeed, to produce a book that would be completely comprehensive, and maybe the author had a page limitation because of the series he was writing for, but I sure would have liked to see more works presented.

I have some other books on Chagall in the queue: one on watercolors and gouaches, and two books of lithographs. I'll report back on those once I've read and gazed at them.

After viewing the book I ordered for my husband, he and I loved it so much, I ordered another for my sister-in-law who also absolutely loved the pictures and stories about one of our favorite artists. It makes a great gift for any Chagall fan.

This is the most wonderful book about Chagall I've ever seen. The colorful and beautiful illustrations made me so exciting. The colors are fantastic compared with other books about Chagall. I recommend this book for any Chagall fan confidently. Though it has something to be desired because of being written in Spanish instead of English, this is only for you!

Part of the Taschen art books this is one of the most comprehensive collections of Chagall work. A must for every Chagall aficionado.

It's easy to love Chagall and still underestimate him. It's easy to think of him as primarily a folk artist. He was not just that and this book gives plenty of evidence. While infused with myth, Chagall was a virtuoso--conscious and sophisticated. He was master of a number of different styles (not to mention, different arts).

I've looked at other collections of Chagall. Perhaps there are better, but I didn't find any. Definitely none this good in this price-range. This book presents many, many gorgeous, high quality, full-page color prints. The text, which I've only looked at here and there so far, has been well written and aided appreciation of the work.

I find printing errors in my copy--light smears running up and down the center of several pages, but they are not so intrusive that I want to return the book and wait for another copy which may or may not have the same marks.

This book on Chagall is a steal for the price. The illustrations are lush and the text is very readable.

I knocked off a star because I would rather the book was more comprehensive, even if it meant paying more. Still highly recommended though.

a little heavy. but a should-have for any chagall fan