How did Paris change Marc Chagall’s use of colour?

Upon arriving in Paris in 1910, Marc Chagall underwent a significant transformation in his artistic approach to colour. Influenced by the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Fauvist works he encountered in the city's museums and galleries, he abandoned the sombre palette he had previously employed in Russia.1

This exposure to the Parisian avant-garde encouraged a new level of pictorial audacity. As he matured, his use of colour evolved to achieve a characteristic complexity and resonance. By presenting his dreamlike subject matter in these rich, vibrant colours, Chagall developed a fluent and personal style that became a hallmark of his contribution to the 20th-century School of Paris.23