Chagall
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- proper noun
- /ʃəˈɡɑːl/
- One of Marc Chagall's most famous works is titled "The Birthday," where a couple celebrates love against a dreamlike background.
- Marc Chagall
- Chagall's work
Examples
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Paris sheltered Chagall for most of his life, but Vitebsk was home.
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In The Promenade, finished in the tumultuous moment that is the 1917 Revolution, Chagall makes Russia green again.
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Another close friend was Marc Chagall, whom he already knew in Russia.
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Yeah, it kind of reminds me of early Chagall.
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- This was done by Marc Chagall.
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Throughout the course of a long life, Chagall would travel to France and Germany, Mexico and Switzerland, Italy and Scotland.
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Yet in memory, Chagall returned to his birthplace again and again.
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I have a few Picasso and Chagall lithographs.
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I put in a bid for Marc Chagall's David and Bathsheba.
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Debonair as a musician in a black tux, the young Chagall stands facing us.
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Synonyms
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A painter born in Russia who worked in France and is known for bright, dreamlike paintings
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chagall is the family name of the painter Marc Chagall, who was born in the area of present-day Belarus and later worked in France. His paintings are famous for bright color and dreamlike images, so Chagall often makes people think of 'colorful' and 'imaginative' art.