Marc Chagall
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2037
Book
Hardback
80 pages
978-3-7774-4393-5 (ISBN)
Description
Marc Chagall is one of the most important representatives of European modernism. At first sight his colourful compositions appear dreamlike; upon closer inspection they tell haunting stories of homeland, exile, love and loss.
Marc Chagall's pictorial worlds are as multi-faceted as they are idiosyncratic. They were significantly influenced by three cultural circles with which the artist was closely linked: the Eastern European Judaism of his childhood and youth, the art of pre-revolutionary Russia and the modern painting of France. In his extensive oeuvre, which extends from the early 20th century to the 1980s, Chagall takes up central human subjects like love and loss, which he varies with great inventiveness over the years. The artist's themes are based not only on personal experience, but also examine dance, drama, music and literature in depth.
Marc Chagall's pictorial worlds are as multi-faceted as they are idiosyncratic. They were significantly influenced by three cultural circles with which the artist was closely linked: the Eastern European Judaism of his childhood and youth, the art of pre-revolutionary Russia and the modern painting of France. In his extensive oeuvre, which extends from the early 20th century to the 1980s, Chagall takes up central human subjects like love and loss, which he varies with great inventiveness over the years. The artist's themes are based not only on personal experience, but also examine dance, drama, music and literature in depth.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Illustrations
55 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-7774-4393-5 (9783777443935)
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Person
Ilka Voermann worked at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart and the Harvard Art Museums before being appointed curator at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. It was there that she curated the exhibition Chagall. World in Turmoil in 2022. Since August 2022 she has been the head of the Graphics Collection at the Berlinische Galerie.