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Born July 7, 1887 • Vitsyebsk • Belarus
Died March 28, 1985 (aged 97) • France
Movement / Style The Beehive

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Marc Chagall stands behind a staircase railing, looking upward, with one of his expressive paintings featuring human figures visible on the wall behind him.
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Marc Chagall, wearing a checked jacket and striped tie, looks slightly upward and smiles in this black-and-white portrait.
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