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I and the Village by Marc Chagall

I and the Village

Marc Chagall · 1911

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DETAILS
Artist
Marc Chagall
Date
1911
Location
Museum of Modern Art
ART MOVEMENTS
Expressionism
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THE ARTIST

Marc Chagall

1887–1985 · France

Marc Chagall fused Russian folk art, Jewish symbolism, and modernist styles, creating dreamlike narratives like "White Crucifixion."

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Birth Birth 1911 · Art Institute of Chicago The Praying Jew The Praying Jew 1923 · Art Institute of Chicago The Circus Rider The Circus Rider 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago White Crucifixion White Crucifixion 1938 · Art Institute of Chicago Self-Portrait with Easel Self-Portrait with Easel 1930 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art America Windows America Windows 1977 · Art Institute of Chicago
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Beyond Chagall and Expressionism: works from the same years.

Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Same era · 1890s–1920s Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Piet Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago Red and Blue Rayonism (Beach) Same era · 1890s–1920s Red and Blue Rayonism (Beach) Mikhail Larionov · 1911 · Museum Ludwig Burg on Fehmarn Same era · 1890s–1920s Burg on Fehmarn Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1912 · Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Same era · 1890s–1920s Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Pablo Picasso · 1910 · Art Institute of Chicago Bathers by a River Same era · 1890s–1920s Bathers by a River Henri Matisse · 1909 · Art Institute of Chicago Little Harbor in Normandy Same era · 1890s–1920s Little Harbor in Normandy Georges Braque · 1909 · Art Institute of Chicago Maude Adams (1872–1953) as Joan of Arc Same era · 1890s–1920s Maude Adams (1872–1953) as Joan of Arc Alphonse Mucha · 1909 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sellar Alp, Dolomites Same era · 1890s–1920s Sellar Alp, Dolomites John Singer Sargent · 1913 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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