Art in Motion2nd Grade – Marc Chagall

What do you see?

About Marc Chagall

• Born in Vitebsk, Bellarus, a small, rural village, in 1887• Died in Saint Paul de Vence, France 1985• From a devout Jewish background• Created works in virtually every artistic

medium, including painting, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramic, tapestries and fine art prints• Known as a major Jewish artist and was

influenced by his Jewish heritage

Paris

• Couldn’t speak French• “Night after night he painted until dawn”• Daydreamed about his home and his

Jewish heritage• Lived in ‘the Beehive’• Met many other artists who influenced

his work

Friends and Influences

• Sonia Delaunay• Also from Russia• Lived in Paris• Her husband was

also an artist

More influences

Cubism = Picasso Fauvism = Matisse

Marc Chagall

• Chagall went back to Belarus/Russia to marry his fiancée• He spent most of his life in France• He painted up to the day he died

Stained Glass

Tapestry

Project for you

• Let’s make our own “Cubist Fairy Tale”• Paste brightly colored shapes onto paper• Use markers to draw images from your dreams around the shapes