A documentary that reads like a story, the key moments of Marc Chagall's life illustrated by 13 essential works representative of his many talents: paintings, book illustrations, stained glass, ceramics, engravings, lithographs...A world close to childhood and dreamsIn Chagall's work, lovers float intertwined in the sky, disproportionately large violinists, sometimes with their heads upside down, play above Russian isbas, farm animals invite themselves everywhere and mingle with circus performers... all in a shimmering, colorful universe. Chagall's world resembles a dream, and his unique whimsy speaks to children!A didactic book mixing photos and illustrations"I and the Village", "Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers", "The Green Violinist", "The Acrobat", "The Dance", the ceiling of the Palais Garnier... To present these works, an endearing little mascot guides the reader through the pages of the book, pointing out the specificities and details of each, with simple words that make art history accessible.Works that tell his life storyA Russian-Jewish painter, imbued with spirituality, Chagall was naturalized French in 1937 and spent 58 years of his life in France, gifting our country some of his most beautiful works: the ceiling of the Palais Garnier, cathedral stained glass windows, and paintings translating his vision of the Bible (Jewish and Christian). Through his canvases, Marc Chagall tells his life story in his own way. On his figurative canvases, where the real and the unreal mingle and enrich one another, he lists his memories and his passions. He presents to us what he loves (Vitebsk, the village of his childhood, music in all its forms, the circus), what makes him happy (love, couples, family), or what causes him pain or fear (exile, the rise of antisemitism in Europe). Each motif reappears from one work to another, forming a kind of link, a life story to be deciphered.

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Publication date
11/02/2022