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Mark Chagall

July 7, 1887 – March 28, 1985

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Life of �Marc Chagall

  • Born July 7, 1887 in Russia
  • His family, which included eight other children, was devoutly Jewish
  • Highly successful Surrealism Artist
  • Chagall avoided the spotlight and was disinterested in fame. He sometimes denied being the famous painter and when asked if he was THE Chagall, the artist would mischievously point to someone else and say, “Maybe that’s him.”
  • Chagall painted the ceiling of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. The painting is a tribute to fourteen significant opera composers and their work, and he completed it at seventy-seven years of age! Additionally, despite the mammoth task, Chagall refused to be paid for his work.

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Art Work

  • In 2017, Chagall’s work, Les Amoureux (The Lovers), sold for a staggering $28.5 million at Sotheby’s New York.
  • Sotheby’s claimed the painting encapsulated Chagall’s two greatest passions; Bella and Paris.

I and the Village (1911)

Self Portrait with Seven Fingers (1912-13)

Birthday (1915)

Peace Window

United Nations Building

New York, 1964

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Discussion…

  • What’s going on in this artwork?
  • What was your first reaction to this artwork? Why do you think you had the reaction? 
  • Does your opinion about the artwork change the longer you look at it? Why?
  • Describe the lines in this artwork
  • What verbs would you use to describe this artwork?

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Today’s Art Lesson

Pattern Villages

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  • Use as many patterns and colors as you can

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  • Buildings and objects can be floating

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  • Recall Chagall’s paintings and how there were no rules to the objects in his work