Drawing on his Russian and Jewish heritage, Marc Chagall created magical works full of poetic symbolism and radiant colour in which the real and the imaginary merge. This book sets out to reveal the timeless beauty of his art. Born in Russia before the Revolution, Chagall travelled as a young man to Paris, where he came into contact with the Cubists, Fauves and surrealists, but he always retained a strongly independent vision. His childlike sense of wonder found expression in painting, engraving, gouache, stage designs, mosaics, tapestries, sculptures and stained-glass windows that captured his home town of Vitebsk, the world of the circus, the great stories of the Bible, the agony of the war years, as well as his dreams, visions, memories and his love for his wife, Bella Rosenfeld.
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A Chagall book that is not heavy!,
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This review is from: Discoveries: Chagall (Discoveries (Harry Abrams)) (Paperback)
I own the French version of this book and I must say that it is exceptional. It's like a small encyclopeadia about Chagall, but in a convenient and light format (although there are A LOT of informations in the book)! I'm currently reading it and it offers an excellent trip into the world of Chagall: not only his art, but also his life. Some of the pictures (like the ones on the first pages, showing Chagall while he is painting) are stunning. If one word could describe this book, it would be: "complete". I recommend it to those who do not want to pay millions of bucks to have a book on Chagall, but who want to have a good view of who is the best artist that existed... and who want to be able to read the book in the bus, for example!
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awesome small book,
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This review is from: Chagall: the Art of Dreams (New Horizons) (Paperback)
this book is small, but beautifully produced. there is a large amount of information and it is fascinating to read.
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Wonderful,
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It was very thorough and concise. I found myself wishing that I could have known him!
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