Chagall
Subtitle: modern master
By: Simonetta Fraquelli ; with contributions by Angela Lampe, Monica Bohm-Duchen, Ekaterina L. Selezneva, Jean-Louis Prat and Stephanie Straine
Contributors: Lampe, Angela, author; Bohm-Duchen, Monica, author; Selezneva, Ekaterina L., author; Prat, Jean-Louis, author; Straine, Stephanie, author; Kunsthaus Zürich; Tate Gallery Liverpool
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781849760270
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Exhibitions
Description: 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.
Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held Kunsthaus Zürich, 8th February - 12th May, and at Tate Liverpool, 7th June - 6th October 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195).
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Francesco Manacorda and Andrea Nixon; title: Logic of the illogical: Chagall's paintings 1911-1914 / Simonetta Fraquelli; title: Marc Chagall: 'Expressionism's greatest master' / Angela Lampe; title: Marc Chagall: Russian Jew or citizen of the world? / Monica Bohm-Duchen; title: 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.; title: Chagall's murals for the Yiddish chamber theatre in Moscow / Ekaterina L. Selezneva; title: Plates. Chagall's murals for the Yiddish chamber theatre in Moscow; title: Towards the late work / Jean-Louis Prat; title: Plates. Poetic and prophetic visions: A glimpse at Chagall's later works.