Marc Chagall: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Sidney Alexander, Marc Chagall (1978, reprinted 1989), is an excellent biography. Critical works include Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall (1964; originally published in German, 1961); Werner Haftmann, Marc Chagall (1972, reissued 1998; originally published in German, 1972); Jean Cassou, Chagall, trans. from French (1965), an easily accessible work, emphasizing the painter’s aesthetic and philosophical outlook; Susan Compton, Chagall (1985), an exhibition catalog; Aleksandr Kamensky, Chagall: The Russian Years, 1907–1922 (1989; originally published in French, 1988); and Andrew Kagan, Marc Chagall (1989).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Art in Context - Marc Chagall. Oct 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 03, 2026
Add new Web site: CBS News - The Righteous: Rescuing Marc Chagall from the Nazis. Apr 30, 2026
Anniversary information added. Mar 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Marc Chagall. Oct 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Masterworks Fine Art Gallery - Marc Chagall Lithographs and Signed Original Prints. Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of Marc Chagall. May 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Grand Valley State University - Artist Marc Chagall (PDF). Feb 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum - Marc Chagall. Sep 06, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Marc Chagall: Fostering a Family of Images. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe - Marc Chagall. Aug 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Art in Context - Marc Chagall. Jun 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Musee national Marc Chagall - Biography of Marc Chagall. Jan 26, 2023
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Marc Chagall. Oct 14, 2022
Add new Web site: Famous Painters - Biography of Marc Chagall. Mar 29, 2022
Media added. Sep 10, 2020
Media added. Jun 18, 2019
Add new Web site: Artnet - Marc Chagall. Jan 29, 2019
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Marc Chagall. Dec 09, 2013
Add new Web site: Making Art Fun! - Art Library - Biography of Marc Chagall. Dec 09, 2013
Add new Web site: TATE - Biograpy of Marc Chagall. Dec 09, 2013
Add new Web site: Guggenheim - Biography of Marc Chagall. Jan 30, 2013
Add new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Biography of Marc Chagall. Jan 29, 2013
Article revised and updated. May 28, 2008
Added new Web site: CGFA - Biography of Marc Chagall. Aug 23, 2007
Added new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Marc Chagall. Aug 23, 2007
Article revised. Jun 27, 2003
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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