Marc Chagall

1887-1985

Belorussian (culture or style) (Europe, Belarus, France, Vitebsk(Vitsyebskaya Voblasts') - Saint-Paul(Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur))

Chagall was a prolific artist who was famous for his use of color and folkloric imagery. He preferred to be known as a Belorussian artist; however, following his exile from the Soviet Union in 1923 he was known as a major figure of the French École de Paris. Artist, b. in Russia, lived in France. Comment on works: religious, genre,