Marc Chagall's masterful, evocative works are characterized by their poetic, mystical qualities, their expressionist perspective, and their use of bold, vivid colour. Rich, complex and layered, Chagall's colour floats like chromatic mists across the surface of his work. Chagall's style has been associated with the art movements of surrealism, fauvism, and cubism but instead of fitting neatly into one category, he created a style uniquely his own, consisting of expressively rendered representatio

A pioneer of modernism, Marc Chagall formulated his own symbolic system in which reverie and playfulness often reigned, presenting an ethereal, richly coloured vision of the world. The set of lithographs titled Daphnis & Chloé is considered Chagall’s most important graphic work. Through fanciful compositions and bright hues, the artist illustrates the pastoral idylls of the goatherd Daphnis and the shepherdess Chloé on the island of Lesbos, as recounted in a second-century Greek tale. These illu

Enjoy this short profile on the life of Marc Chagall, one of the 20th century’s most quintessential artists. Chagall is revered as a pioneer of modernism who created his own poignant, poetic style and redefined what artists could achieve with color lithography. You can collect Marc Chagall’s revered graphic works at our next online auction weekend (starts TODAY!). Register now on our website here: https://www.parkwestgallery.com/online #ArtHistory #MarcChagall #Chagall #Lithography #PrintMaking