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Metzger, Rainer; Walther, Ingo F.

 
9783836560788: Chagall, Espagne

Synopsis

For Marc Chagall (1887–1985), painting was an intricate tapestry of dreams, tales, and traditions. His instantly recognizable visual language carved out a unique early 20th-century niche, often identified as one of the earliest expressions of psychic experience.

Chagall’s canvases are characterized by loose brushwork, deep colors, a particular fondness for blue, and a repertoire of recurring tropes including musicians, roosters, rooftops, flowers, and floating lovers. For all their ethereal charms, his compositions were often rich and complex in their references. They wove together not only colors and forms, but also his Jewish roots with his present encounters in Paris, markers of faith with gestures of love and symbols of hope with testimonies of trauma.

Across scenes of birth, love, marriage, and death, this dependable artist introduction explores the many versions of Chagall’s rich vocabulary. From visions of his native Vitebsk in modern-day Belarus to images of the Eiffel Tower, we explore the unique aesthetic of one of the most readily identifiable modern masters and one of the most influential Jewish artists of all time.

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À propos des auteurs

Ingo F. Walther (1940–2007) estudió Literatura e Historia del Arte en Fráncfort del Meno y Múnich. Escribió y editó numerosos estudios sobre el arte de la Edad Media y de los siglos XIX y XX, entre los cuales se encuentran Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Arte del siglo XX y Codices illustres publicados por TASCHEN.



Rainer Metzger estudió Historia del Arte, Historia Moderna y Literatura Alemana Moderna en Múnich. Se doctoró en 1994 con una tesis sobre Dan Graham y trabajó como redactor de arte y arquitectura para el periódico vienés Der Standard. Ha escrito numerosos libros de arte, entre los que se encuentran títulos sobre Van Gogh y Chagall. Desde 2004 es profesor de Historia de Arte en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Karlsruhe.

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