- Gebundene Ausgabe: 272 Seiten
- Verlag: Rizzoli (25. April 2006)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0847828026
- ISBN-13: 978-0847828029
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,8 x 2,8 x 33,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 633.727 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"If I were not a Jew . . . I wouldn't have been an artist, or I would be a different artist altogether." -Marc Chagall, Leaves from My Notebook. Marc Chagall is one of the most popular artists of the 20th century, famous for his poetic, surreal images that represent a topsy-turvy world, combining fantasy and spirituality with a modernist style. This volume serves as a guide to the iconography of Chagall's best-loved work—in which he frequently included Jewish symbolism and folklore, sometimes overtly, sometimes in hidden, quite meaningful ways—offering insight into Chagall's Jewish roots and succinct interpretations of his major paintings, from his early masterpieces made in Russia and in Paris to his Yiddish art theater paintings. Harshav illuminates Chagall's most famous paintings of the Jewish shtetl, or provincial Russian town, and highlights the recognizable trademarks of his art, such as the "fiddler on the roof." It also interprets in detail Chagall's theater murals and his beautiful stained-glass windows at the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Although Chagall is not known only as a Jewish artist, his background was the prism through which he saw the world and served as the language of his universally loved art.
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This is the first book to focus on Chagall's Jewish roots. Chagall is one of the most popular artists of the 20th Century, with work in every major museum in the world. The book includes 200 illustrations, many from the little-known Russian theatre works, that have rarely been published before. The Russian-born French painter Marc Chagall is recognized as one of the most significant painters and graphic artists of the 20th century. This new book, "Marc Chagall and the Lost Jewish World", is the first book on Chagall, to illustrate succinct interpretations of Chagall's world and iconography, and the nature of his art in the midst of Modernism. Chagall scholar Benjamin Harshav unearths new interpretations of the Jewish and biblical symbols in his work. The book includes works from the Russian theater, and those that were done during his early and late career in France.
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"If I were not a Jew...I would not have been an artist"
11. Dezember 2007
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This wonderful and richly illustrated book is an in-depth study of the Jewish roots of Chagall's art. Divided into nine chapters, it explains the cultural context in which Chagall's paintings were created, the outside influences (Leon Bakst, Picasso...), the themes (death, life, wedding, pregnancy...), the early masterpieces of the 1910's and 1920's, the influence of Yiddish culture and the schtetl (the lost Jewish world...), of the theater, in a nutshell what made Chagall one of the greatest artists of the first half of the XXth century (in this respect, one should forget about his later years, the 1960's and 70's, which the book barely studies and when he himself admitted to becoming repetitive if not merely commercial). An indispensable addition to the literature on the artist.
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worthwhile overview of Chagall's life and art
25. Januar 2010
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This book should serve as a worthwhile overview of Mark Chagall's life and artistic output. It covers all the major aspects that would interest the reader; Chagall's influential youth in Vitebsk and later years in America and France as well as a thorough analysis of his paintings. This volume is liberally illustrated with large sized color reproductions of many of his well known works as well as some that are less familiar. I found it an interesting personal observation that, despite my Russian Jewish ancestory, repetitive viewings of Chagall's paintings left me feeling unmoved. This is compared to examining the works of master artists such as Cezanne, Matisse, Rembrandt (to name but a few) where the experience was uplifting and had me in awe of their genius.
I have recently read Jackie Wullschlager's brilliant and penetrating biography of Chagall. This gives a far better portrait of his life, works and personality. Comparatively Harshav's writing is somewhat stilted. Nevertheless this book should appeal to Chagall enthusiasts. The reproductions are good but the stronger colors have a slightly harsh quality.
I have recently read Jackie Wullschlager's brilliant and penetrating biography of Chagall. This gives a far better portrait of his life, works and personality. Comparatively Harshav's writing is somewhat stilted. Nevertheless this book should appeal to Chagall enthusiasts. The reproductions are good but the stronger colors have a slightly harsh quality.
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