Chagall : modern master / Simonetta Fraquelli ; with contributions by Angela Lampe, Monica Bohm-Duchen, Ekaterina L. Selezneva, Jean-Louis Prat and Stephanie Straine.
Publisher:
Tate Publishing ;
Copyright Date:
2013
Description:
196 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held Kunsthaus Zürich, 8th February - 12th May, and at Tate Liverpool, 7th June - 29th September 2013. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195).
Contents:
Foreword / Francesco Manacorda and Andrea Nixon -- Logic of the illogical: Chagall's paintings 1911-1914 / Simonetta Fraquelli -- Marc Chagall: 'Expressionism's greatest master' / Angela Lampe -- Marc Chagall: Russian Jew or citizen of the world? / Monica Bohm-Duchen -- Plates. The lure of Paris ; From Russia: Memories in the city of light ; Fragmented images: Chagall and cubism ; The onset of colour: Chagall and orphism ; Return to Russia 1914 :War and love ; The sense of self and Jewish themes ; The non-objective world: Chagall versus suprematism ; A theatre of dreams: Chagall and the stage. -- Chagall's murals for the Yiddish chamber theatre in Moscow / Ekaterina L. Selezneva -- Plates. Chagall's murals for the Yiddish chamber theatre in Moscow -- Towards the late work / Jean-Louis Prat -- Plates. Poetic and prophetic visions: A glimpse at Chagall's later works.
Summary:
Marc Chagall is one of the great artists of the last century. Bringing together more than 60 paintings and a selection of works on paper from across the world, this book takes a fresh look at this compelling artist who created some of the most poetic and enduring images of the 20th century.
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