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Item Ships From: Europe
Period: 1960s
Sandra Milo - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sandra Milo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Coasts Of Illusion - Moonstrips Empire News By Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in London, GB
Coasts Of Illusion - Moonstrips Empire News By Eduardo Paolozzi Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) was a pioneering Scottish artist and sculptor associated with the Pop Art movement. Ren...
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Screen

Lochusta et Bruchus - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Locusta et Bruchus ("The Grasshopper") is an artwork realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Color lithograph on heavy rag paper. Signed and dated on plate on the lower left margin. Perfect conditions. Provenance: Private Collection, Southern France. The artwork represents a giant colored Grasshopper with a stylized skull on the lower left margin and a group of small ants...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Omnes Gentes in Valles Iosaphat - Lithograph - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Omnes gentes in valle Iosaphat is an artwork realized by Salvador Dalí in 1967. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ editionis published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 1967 and 1969. Col...
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1969, on wove paper, with the artist's printed signature as issued, numbered from the French edition of 250 and inscribed with an ‘F’(there was also an America...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Old Days - Central Committee Meeting of the Italian Socialist Party - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Central Committee Meeting of the Italian Socialist Party is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions.
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Perspective - Etching by Bruno Conte - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Perspective is an artwork realized by Bruno Conte (1939-2021) in 1980. Good condition. Signed and numbered in roman number X/XXV.
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Etching

Twiggy In Red Trousers, 1967 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

C Print

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Still Life Oil Painting - Wild Rose
Located in Bristol, GB
WILD ROSE Size: 47 x 39 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A characterful mid-century modernist still life composition, executed in oil onto canvas. A wild rose placed within a ye...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Girl with flowers. 1968, paper, etching, 68x51 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Girl with flowers. 1968, paper, etching, 68x51 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1947, she began her studi...
Category

Abstract 1960s Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

1960 Original advertising poster Caffé Foschi Il Caffé di oggi, Bevuto da Sempre
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1960, artist Gian Rusa poured his vibrant creativity into an advertising poster for Caffé Foschi, giving life to the tagline, "Il Caffé di oggi, bevuto da sempre!" ("Today's Coffe...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1969, on wove paper, with the artist's printed signature as issued, numbered from the French edition of 250 and inscribed with an ‘F’(there was also an America...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cristiaan Barnard - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Escorted is a vintage photograph realized in the 1960s.  The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured. Good conditions and aged
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Telegelb - original Otto Piene color seriograph ZERO art green flower on yellow
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Telegelb" is an original limited-edition seriagraph from German artist Otto Piene. It is from his series "Leuchtfarben" (fluorescent colors) from 1969. It is originally signed and...
Category

Kinetic 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Lonely Angel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Un Angelo solitario is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black ink drawing (watercolor)...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Watercolor

Oberammergau, Germany 1960 original vintage Passion Play poster
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poster you want. Jeux de la Passion Oberammergau 1960 Original vintage poster 100 x 63 cm Printed in Germany. This magnificent poster advertises the Passion Play (an outdoor play...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Framed Landscape Oil Painting - Italian Valley
Located in Bristol, GB
ITALIAN VALLEY Size: 38 x 49 cm (including frame) Oil on board A beautifully textured and expressive modernist style landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1967...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Christo, Monuments: Portfolio with Ten Prints and One Sculpture, Signed Original
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo's portfolio of 10 prints and a scale model sculpture of the ‘5,600 Cubic Meter Package’ for Documenta 4 in Kassel, 1968 (height 68 cm). Sold in white vinyl portfolio box. The...
Category

Conceptual 1960s Art

Materials

Metal

Metamorphosis abstract nude 1960s sculpture by John Robert Murray McCheyne
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
Category

Abstract 1960s Art

Materials

Wood

Mathieu's 1967 Air France Greece original poster
Located in PARIS, FR
In the realm of travel posters, certain creations stand as timeless masterpieces, and Mathieu's 1967 Air France Grèce poster is undoubtedly one such gem. This iconic artwork extends ...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Linen

Still life oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Joan Hernandez Pijuan (1931-2005) - Still Life 1969 - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 46x55 cm.
Category

Photorealist 1960s Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Portraits Imaginaires: One Plate
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1969, on wove paper, with the artist's printed signature as issued, inscribed ‘Hors Commerce’, aside from the French ‘F’ edition o...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso - Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Painter and His Model - Original Lithograph 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) Mourlot Press, 1964 Unsigned and unumbered ...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Salvador Dali - Biblia Sacra - Offset Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Salvador Dali - The Biblia Sacra was published in 1969 by Rizzoli of Rome - SIGNATURE : printed in the image - LIMITED : 1499 - SIZE : 19 x 13 3/4" - REFERENCES : Michler and Lopsi...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Burt Lancaster - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Burt Lancaster  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s . The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, 1967 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Twiggy – at David Steen’s Home, Surrey, Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultu...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

C Print

Original Soviet political poster - De Gaulle Caricature
Located in PARIS, FR
The original Soviet poster titled "Aujourd'hui le peuple français s'interroge Est-ce que les couronnes sont à la mode aujourd'hui car ceux qui l...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Linen, Paper, Lithograph

Original Vintage Travel Poster Poland Where You Can Relax Cranes Jodlowski
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Poland where you can really relax / Pour vous relaxer venez en Pologne featuring stunning artwork by the Polish artist Tadeusz Jodłowski (1925-2015...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Paper

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1966 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 43/100 Publisher : Kestner Gesellschaft (Hanover) Catalog : Catalogue raisonné. Prints. Estampes. Grafica 192 65.70 c...
Category

Abstract 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

After Pablo Picasso - The Round of Friendship - Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
After PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) FROM THE ROUND OF FRIENDSHIP 25.7.1961 Dimensions: 63.5 x 49.8 cm Signed and dated in the plate Color lithograph on Velin D'Arches realized from a dra...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ri...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Old Days Photo - Children in Hong Kong - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Days Photo - Children in Hong Kong is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families,...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled - Lithograph by Giuseppe Capogrossi - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a contemporary artwork realized by Giuseppe Capogrossi in 1965. Mixed colored lithograph.  Excellent condition.
Category

Abstract 1960s Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Peter Sellers in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Peter Sellers in I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1968. Good conditions.
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Pablo Picasso, Femme au chapeau fleuri (A.R. 521)
Located in Madrid, ES
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973) Femme au chapeau fleuri (A.R. 521) stamped and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / 97/100' (on the reverse) terracotta plaque, pa...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Terracotta

Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer is a contemporary artwork realized by Joan Mirò. Mixed colored lithograph. The poster was realized in occasion of the exhibition of the arti...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cubist Portrait (Rene Char, Ceret Museum) - Lithograph Mourlot (Cwiklitzer #291)
Located in Paris, FR
PICASSO Pablo (1881-1973) (after) Cubist Portrait, Tribute to Rene Char, 1969 Lithograph poster (Atelier Mourlot) Printed signature in the plate On pape...
Category

Cubist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Bauhaus Chicago Illinois Herbert Bayer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage exhibition poster for 50 Years Bauhaus held from 25 August to 26 September 1969 held at the S.R. Crown Hall Illinois Institute of Technolog...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Paper

Hanover, Germany Fair original vintage poster Hannover Messe French text
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage posters, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the poste...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

French Contemporary Art by Francine Ledieu - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on paper Francine Ledieu is a French artist born in 1931 who lives and works in Paris, France. In the 50s, she was a student of Maurice Rocher who specialized in Sacred art. In the ’80s, Francine was a student of Jean Bertholle from the Saint Roch Academy. The artist had personal exhibitions at Maison Mansart from 1989 to 1993 and at Étienne de Causans Gallery in 1997. In 1998 & 2009 she exhibited at La Petite Galerie. Francien Ledieu had three exhibitions at La Capitale Gallery in 2001, 2004, and 2007. She also showed her paintings at L’Oeil du Huit in 2011, 2013, 2016 & 2019. She participated in many group exhibitions as at Strasbourg Contemporary Art Fair in 2005. She exhibited also at Réalités Nouvelles...
Category

Abstract 1960s Art

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Original Vintage General Post Office Poster Stanton Cotswolds Correct Address
Located in London, GB
Original vintage General Post Office poster - This is Stanton in the Cotswolds Correct Address: Stanton, Broadway, Wores Please use your correct addres...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Paper

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Still Life Framed Oil Painting - Cubist Jugs
Located in Bristol, GB
CUBIST JUGS Oil on Canvas Size: 41.5 x 71.5 cm (including frame) A rich and vivid modernist composition, painted in oil onto canvas. With a myriad of bold and striking colours in a series of geometric shapes, we can discern an interior scene. A framed painting of flowers...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Historica Photo - Factory - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historica Photo - Factory is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

1968 Poster by Guy Peelaert Pravda la Survireuse Françoise Hardy Pop-Art
Located in PARIS, FR
"Pravda la Survireuse" emerges as an experimental comic strip created in Paris by the Belgian artist Guy Peellaert. Serialized from January to December 1967 in the monthly magazine H...
Category

Pop Art 1960s Art

Materials

Paper

Piazza Navona - Drawing by Nicola Simbari - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Piazza Navona is a drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper realized by  Nicola Simbari  in 1964. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil In good conditions except for some soft ...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer is a lithographed poster realized by Joan Mirò. Mixed colored lithograph. The poster was realized in occasion of the exhibition of the artis...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall Original Lithograph 1963 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Reference: Chagall Lithographe 1957-1962. VOLUME II. Unsigned edition of over 5,000 Condition : Excellent Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887 and developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony on the city’s outskirts. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the fauvism and cubism popular in France at the time, Chagall created his most lasting work—including I and the Village (1911)—some of which would be featured in the Salon des Indépendants exhibitions. After returning to Vitebsk for a visit in 1914, the outbreak of WWI trapped Chagall in Russia. He returned to France in 1923 but was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during WWII. Finding asylum in the U.S., Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Chagall died in St.-Paul-de-Vence in 1985. The Village Marc Chagall was born in a small Hassidic community on the outskirts of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His father was a fishmonger, and his mother ran a small sundries shop in the village. As a child, Chagall attended the Jewish elementary school, where he studied Hebrew and the Bible, before later attending the Russian public school. He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would feature largely in most of his later work. At age 19 Chagall enrolled at a private, all-Jewish art school and began his formal education in painting, studying briefly with portrait artist Yehuda Pen. However, he left the school after several months, moving to St. Petersburg in 1907 to study at the Imperial Society for the Protection of Fine Arts. The following year, he enrolled at the Svanseva School, studying with set designer Léon Bakst, whose work had been featured in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. This early experience would prove important to Chagall’s later career as well. Despite this formal instruction, and the widespread popularity of realism in Russia at the time, Chagall was already establishing his own personal style, which featured a more dreamlike unreality and the people, places and imagery that were close to his heart. Some examples from this period are his Window Vitebsk (1908) and My Fianceé with Black Gloves (1909), which pictured Bella Rosenfeld, to whom he had recently become engaged. The Beehive Despite his romance with Bella, in 1911 an allowance from Russian parliament member and art patron Maxim Binaver enabled Chagall to move to Paris, France. After settling briefly in the Montparnasse neighborhood, Chagall moved further afield to an artist colony known as La Ruche (“The Beehive”), where he began to work side by side with abstract painters such as Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger as well as the avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire. At their urging, and under the influence of the wildly popular fauvism and cubism, Chagall lightened his palette and pushed his style ever further from reality. I and the Village (1911) and Homage to Apollinaire (1912) are among his early Parisian works, widely considered to be his most successful and representative period. Though his work stood stylistically apart from his cubist contemporaries, from 1912 to 1914 Chagall exhibited several paintings at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibition, where works by the likes of Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Delaunay were causing a stir in the Paris art world. Chagall’s popularity began to spread beyond La Ruche, and in May 1914 he traveled to Berlin to help organize his first solo exhibition, at Der Sturm Gallery. Chagall remained in the city until the highly acclaimed show opened that June. He then returned to Vitebsk, unaware of the fateful events to come. War, Peace and Revolution In August 1914 the outbreak of World War I precluded Chagall’s plans to return to Paris. The conflict did little to stem the flow of his creative output, however, instead merely giving him direct access to the childhood scenes so essential to his work, as seen in paintings such as Jew in Green (1914) and Over Vitebsk (1914). His paintings from this period also occasionally featured images of the war’s impact on the region, as with Wounded Soldier (1914) and Marching (1915). But despite the hardships of life during wartime, this would also prove to be a joyful period for Chagall. In July 1915 he married Bella, and she gave birth to a daughter, Ida, the following year. Their appearance in works such as Birthday (1915), Bella and Ida by the Window (1917) and several of his “Lovers” paintings give a glimpse of the island of domestic bliss that was Chagall’s amidst the chaos. To avoid military service and stay with his new family, Chagall took a position as a clerk in the Ministry of War Economy in St. Petersburg. While there he began work on his autobiography and also immersed himself in the local art scene, befriending novelist Boris Pasternak, among others. He also exhibited his work in the city and soon gained considerable recognition. That notoriety would prove important in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution when he was appointed as the Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk. In his new post, Chagall undertook various projects in the region, including the 1919 founding of the Academy of the Arts. Despite these endeavors, differences among his colleagues eventually disillusioned Chagall. In 1920 he relinquished his position and moved his family to Moscow, the post-revolution capital of Russia. In Moscow, Chagall was soon commissioned to create sets and costumes for various productions at the Moscow State Yiddish...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Concerto
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint in black on Auvergne paper Image Size: 13 x 10 cm Sheet Size: 32 x 25 cm Framed 48.7 x 41 cm Edition of 50 hand-signed and numbered by the artist.
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Fumeur à la Cigarette Blanche
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours, 1964, on Richard de Bas wove paper, signed in pencil and numbered 41/50 from the edition of 50, printed by Pennequin for Atelier Crommelynck, publish...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Etching

Eight Reclining Figures I
Located in London, GB
Lithograph printed in colours on Japon nacré paper 77 x 57 cm hand-signed by the artist H.C from an aside edition of 50
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Landscape Oil Painting - Red Houses in Nature
Located in Bristol, GB
RED HOUSES IN NATURE Size: 30.5 x 40.5 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A serene and uplifting mid-century landscape painting, executed in oil onto board. The composition presents a captivating stretch of red houses positioned centrally, creating a beautiful contrast against the lush greenery that surrounds it. The background unveils a serene blue lake, mirroring the vast blue sky above. Beyond the lake, a row of green hills unfolds, extending into the horizon. The artist’s expressive brushstrokes as well as the overlaying of rich colours contribute to the overall sense of movement and energy within the painting, creating an uplifting atmosphere. This oil on board is housed in a stunning wide-profiled distressed champagne wood...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Mao Zedong - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.   
Category

Contemporary 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mathieu's 1967 Air France travel poster to Germany
Located in PARIS, FR
In the realm of travel posters, Mathieu stands as a luminary, a maestro who masterfully weaves simplicity, elegance, and artistic flair into each stroke of his creative brush. His 1967 Air France travel poster...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Historical Photo- Contact Center - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo- Contact Center is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1960s.  It belongs to a historical album including historical moments, royal families, and polit...
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer - Lithograph by Joan Mirò - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition Poster Galerie Gerald Cramer is a contemporary artwork realized by Joan Mirò. Mixed colored lithograph. The poster was realized in occasion of the exhibition of the arti...
Category

Surrealist 1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mao Zedong - Vintage photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mao Zedong  is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Antonio Gramsci's Tomb - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Antonio Gramsci's Tomb - Historical Photo is a  vintage photo, realized in the 1960s. The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category

Modern 1960s Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall Original Lithograph 1963 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Reference: Chagall Lithographe 1957-1962. VOLUME II. Unsigned edition of over 5,000 Condition : Excellent Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887 and developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony on the city’s outskirts. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the fauvism and cubism popular in France at the time, Chagall created his most lasting work—including I and the Village (1911)—some of which would be featured in the Salon des Indépendants exhibitions. After returning to Vitebsk for a visit in 1914, the outbreak of WWI trapped Chagall in Russia. He returned to France in 1923 but was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during WWII. Finding asylum in the U.S., Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Chagall died in St.-Paul-de-Vence in 1985. The Village Marc Chagall was born in a small Hassidic community on the outskirts of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His father was a fishmonger, and his mother ran a small sundries shop in the village. As a child, Chagall attended the Jewish elementary school, where he studied Hebrew and the Bible, before later attending the Russian public school. He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would feature largely in most of his later work. At age 19 Chagall enrolled at a private, all-Jewish art school and began his formal education in painting, studying briefly with portrait artist Yehuda Pen. However, he left the school after several months, moving to St. Petersburg in 1907 to study at the Imperial Society for the Protection of Fine Arts. The following year, he enrolled at the Svanseva School, studying with set designer Léon Bakst, whose work had been featured in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. This early experience would prove important to Chagall’s later career as well. Despite this formal instruction, and the widespread popularity of realism in Russia at the time, Chagall was already establishing his own personal style, which featured a more dreamlike unreality and the people, places and imagery that were close to his heart. Some examples from this period are his Window Vitebsk (1908) and My Fianceé with Black Gloves (1909), which pictured Bella Rosenfeld, to whom he had recently become engaged. The Beehive Despite his romance with Bella, in 1911 an allowance from Russian parliament member and art patron Maxim Binaver enabled Chagall to move to Paris, France. After settling briefly in the Montparnasse neighborhood, Chagall moved further afield to an artist colony known as La Ruche (“The Beehive”), where he began to work side by side with abstract painters such as Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger as well as the avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire. At their urging, and under the influence of the wildly popular fauvism and cubism, Chagall lightened his palette and pushed his style ever further from reality. I and the Village (1911) and Homage to Apollinaire (1912) are among his early Parisian works, widely considered to be his most successful and representative period. Though his work stood stylistically apart from his cubist contemporaries, from 1912 to 1914 Chagall exhibited several paintings at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibition, where works by the likes of Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Delaunay were causing a stir in the Paris art world. Chagall’s popularity began to spread beyond La Ruche, and in May 1914 he traveled to Berlin to help organize his first solo exhibition, at Der Sturm Gallery. Chagall remained in the city until the highly acclaimed show opened that June. He then returned to Vitebsk, unaware of the fateful events to come. War, Peace and Revolution In August 1914 the outbreak of World War I precluded Chagall’s plans to return to Paris. The conflict did little to stem the flow of his creative output, however, instead merely giving him direct access to the childhood scenes so essential to his work, as seen in paintings such as Jew in Green (1914) and Over Vitebsk (1914). His paintings from this period also occasionally featured images of the war’s impact on the region, as with Wounded Soldier (1914) and Marching (1915). But despite the hardships of life during wartime, this would also prove to be a joyful period for Chagall. In July 1915 he married Bella, and she gave birth to a daughter, Ida, the following year. Their appearance in works such as Birthday (1915), Bella and Ida by the Window (1917) and several of his “Lovers” paintings give a glimpse of the island of domestic bliss that was Chagall’s amidst the chaos. To avoid military service and stay with his new family, Chagall took a position as a clerk in the Ministry of War Economy in St. Petersburg. While there he began work on his autobiography and also immersed himself in the local art scene, befriending novelist Boris Pasternak, among others. He also exhibited his work in the city and soon gained considerable recognition. That notoriety would prove important in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution when he was appointed as the Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk. In his new post, Chagall undertook various projects in the region, including the 1919 founding of the Academy of the Arts. Despite these endeavors, differences among his colleagues eventually disillusioned Chagall. In 1920 he relinquished his position and moved his family to Moscow, the post-revolution capital of Russia. In Moscow, Chagall was soon commissioned to create sets and costumes for various productions at the Moscow State Yiddish...
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Surrealist 1960s Art

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