Chagall Puzzle – The Lovers of Vence

Marc Chagall painted “The Lovers of Vence” in 1957 when he moved to Saint Paul de Vence, where he remained until his death in 1985.

Curiosities about Chagall’s life

Born in Russia but revered as a French painter, Chagall painted numerous images of Paris during his lifetime, many of which were mingled with his memories of Russia and Jewish heritage.
The Chagall composition Vue de Paris blends elements of childhood fantasy, nostalgia, and several distinctive motifs, including the woman floating in the sky, which typically appears in many of Chagall’s art forms.
Despite the difficulties of his life, this optimistic artist intended his work to be an ode to the vibrant colors of life and love.

Chagall’s deep love for Paris inspired many other paintings, including the “Paris Series,” which was created between 1953 and 1956. Although Chagall’s View of Paris was painted years after the “Paris Series,” it contains many of the same themes and confirms that the artist’s enduring passion for the city had not changed over the years, even as the city had changed.

Chagall was born in Lyozno, near Vitebsk, Belarus, to a poor Jewish family on July 7, 1887. He studied in his hometown and at the Imperial School of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg . From 1910 to 1914 he lived in Paris, exhibiting at the Salon des Indépendants in 1912.
Having returned to Russia, he was active during the October Revolution but, in conflict with the influential Kazimir Malevich, he was forced to abandon the direction of the Vitebsk Academy, which he himself founded.

In 1923 he returned to Paris and from there traveled to Palestine, Italy, England, Holland, and Spain. In 1941 he moved to the United States and returned to France only in 1948. He died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence on March 28, 1985.