Chagall

[shuh-gahl]

noun

1. Marc, 1887–1985, Russian painter in France.

Chagall

/ ʃaɡal /

noun

1. Marc (mark). 1887–1985, French painter and illustrator, born in Russia, noted for his richly coloured pictures of men, animals, and objects in fantastic combinations and often suspended in space: his work includes 12 stained glass windows for a synagogue in Jerusalem (1961) and the decorations for the ceiling of the Paris Opera House (1964)

Example Sentences

In July 1937, artist Marc Chagall discovered that his paintings were enjoying a star turn in a singularly unexpected venue — an exhibition organized by the Nazi Party in Munich, the birthplace of its political fortunes.

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In 1933, Marc Chagall’s intense painting of a rabbi, “The Pinch of Snuff,” was an obvious target.

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De la Huerta’s bright palette recalls Marc Chagall, the painter who fled to New York when the Nazis invaded France.

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Jewison brought a painterly quality to the landscapes of the movie, once telling The New York Times that he “tried work in the colors of Chagall,” referencing the artist Marc Chagall.

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His first major purchase, a Chagall, came in 2002, and he met Bouvier that year while viewing the work in a facility that the Swiss dealer owned.

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