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Did Marc Chagall work in the Expressionist style?
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Yes, Marc Chagall worked in the Expressionist style, but he is associated with a range of modes and was inspired by various styles.
Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.
Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.
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Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.
Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.
Find a selection of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
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"Vision of Paris" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 81. Printed in 1952 at the atelier Mourlot for the art revue Verve (Volume 7, Number 27-28) and published in Paris by Teriad...
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1950s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Ruth Gleaning" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bibl...
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1960s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bible : Simeon, Angels and Red Birds - Lithograph (Mourlot 1962)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Bible : Simeon, Angels and Red Birds, 1962
Lithograph (Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On Vellum 32.5 x 24 cm
INFORMATION: Lithograph produced by Chagall in 196...
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1960s Modern Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Le Bouquet Rose, Large Signed Modern Lithograph by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
This simple still life is a lithograph by Russian Modern artist Marc Chagall. It employs several of Chagall's recurring motifs, such as a bird (in this case a rooster), a bouquet of ...
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1980s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Music Angel - Stone lithograph - Catalog Raisonne : Mourlot #CS25
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL
Music Angel (L'Ange de la Musique), 1966
Stone lithograph
Engraved by Charles Sorlier under the supervion of Marc Chagall in Atelier Mourlot
Printed signature in the pl...
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Maternite au Centaure" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 195. Printed in 1957 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght. This charming composition is one of the origin...
Category
1950s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph