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Yes, Marc Chagall worked in the Expressionist style, but he is associated with a range of modes and was inspired by various styles.
Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.
Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.
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Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.
Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.
Find a selection of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
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Marc Chagall, Sun Over the City, from XXe siecle, 1973
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Soleil sur la ville (Sun Over the City), from the album Chagall Monumental Works, Special Issue of the XXe Siecle Review...
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1970s Expressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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Femme Ecuyere
By Marc Chagall
Located in Columbia, MO
Marc Chagall (Russian-French-Jewish, 1887 - 1985) was a painter, illustrator, and designer whose work combined modernist experimentation with deep roots in Jewish folk culture and me...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Blue Still Life
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1957
Edition : 50/90
Publisher : Maeght, Paris
Printer : Mourlot, Paris
Catalog : [Mourlot 206]
39.00 cm. x 28.00 cm. 15.35 in. x 11.02 in. (paper)
24.00 cm. x 19.00 cm....
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"David and Absalom" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference M 133. This beautiful color lithograph was printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1956 for a special editi...
Category
1950s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall "Le peintre et son double (Derriere le Miroir 246)" lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc
Title: Le peintre et son double (Derriere le Miroir 246)
Series: Derriere le Miroir
Date: 1981
Medium: Lithograph (double page, folded in center)
Unframed ...
Category
1980s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Le Chandelier" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 366. Executed by Chagall for the Jerusalem Windows portfolio and printed in Paris in 1962 at the atelier Mourlot. Size: 12 3/4 x 9...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph


