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Birthday by Marc Chagall

Birthday

Marc Chagall · 1915

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Artist
Marc Chagall
Date
1915
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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Cart with Black Ox Cart with Black Ox van Gogh · 1884 · Portland Art Museum Potted Plant Potted Plant Munch · 1881 · Munch Museum Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Crouching Nude in Shoes and Black Stockings, Back View Schiele · 1912 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Death in the Garden (Legend) Death in the Garden (Legend) Klee · 1919 · 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 · 1900s–1930s Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray Piet Mondrian · 1921 · Art Institute of Chicago The Red Tower in Halle Same era · 1900s–1930s The Red Tower in Halle Ernst Ludwig Kirchner · 1915 · Museum Folkwang Bull's Head Same era · 1900s–1930s Bull's Head Mikhail Larionov · 1913 · Tretyakov Gallery The Lineman Same era · 1900s–1930s The Lineman Ivan Puni · 1927 · Art Institute of Chicago American Gothic Same era · 1900s–1930s American Gothic Okada Saburosuke · 1930 · Art Institute of Chicago Irises Same era · 1900s–1930s Irises Claude Monet · 1915 · National Gallery Man with a Pipe Same era · 1900s–1930s Man with a Pipe Pablo Picasso · 1915 · Art Institute of Chicago Apples Same era · 1900s–1930s Apples Henri Matisse · 1916 · Art Institute of Chicago
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