Art and spirituality: Carolyn Kleefeld Sep 18, 2008
"Lately, she found herself reading about Marc Chagall, the French/Russian painter who pioneered emerging art trends in the 20th century, including cubism and fauvism."Chagall put me back in touch with wonder and innocence, and romance," Kleefeld said. "I needed to feel that again. ""Carolyn started making serious art in 1983," Zakian said. "After 25 years, her message of living a natural life is timely. (Malibu Times, CA)
Maid A Mistake Sep 12, 2008
A dozen valuable paintings, including works by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and Emil Nolde, were stolen from the San Fernando Valley home of an elderly couple, and police issued an international alert to recover them. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Search on for stolen masterpieces Sep 11, 2008
Paintings by Marc Chagall and Emil Nolde are among the missing items, with one worth as much as $4m (2 ... Marc Chagall's Peasants has also gone missing. (BBC News -- Americas)
International Alert Issued For Paintings Stolen From Encino Home Sep 10, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Detectives have issued an international alert for a dozen paintings by Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera and other masters that were stolen from the suburban home of a couple during a daytime break-in. The paintings were worth millions of dollars and include rare works by early 20th century artists Emil Nolde and. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Morales, rivals seek to lower tensions Aug 14, 2008
France Vandals punch hole in Chagall window PARIS - Vandals shattered part of a stained glass window by artist Marc Chagall as they broke into a cathedral in the eastern city of Metz, Culture Ministry officials said yesterday. A 24-by-16-inch hole was smashed in Chagall's 1963 biblical scene depicting Adam and Eve, said Emmanuel Etienne, a Metz-based architect for the Culture Ministry. (Boston Globe)
Irina Baronova, 89; Balanchine discovery, last 'baby ballerina' Jul 5, 2008
In those heady times, artists Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Marc Chagall, and Henri Matisse often designed sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes. Ms. Baronova was born March 13, 1919, into a wealthy, well-connected family in St. Petersburg who fled the country in 1920 after the Bolshevik Revolution. (Boston Globe)
Largest Gathering of World-Renown Artists Ever to Visit Detroit Jul 2, 2008
In the early 70's, Scaglione developed very close relationships with artists Yaacov Agam, Peter Max and Victor Vasarely, the estate of M.C. Escher, and directly with the major dealers who represented Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro and Salvador Dali and launched a new way to introduce their art to a much larger segment of the American public. As Park West developed, its range of artists included Itzchak Tarkay, Norman Rockwell, Romero Britto, Marcel Mouly, and many others from all four... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Discovering Reims' rich history Jun 29, 2008
In the apse glows a luminous set of Marc Chagall stained-glass windows from 1974. Chagall's inimitable style lent itself to stained glass, depicting scenes from the Old Testament and the resurrection of Christ. (CNN -- International)
Rarely-seen Monet goes on display Jun 21, 2008
Other major impressionist and modern works at the sale are by Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky and Camille Pissarro. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
City prominent in Hudson native’s newest novel Jun 12, 2008
The Spirit of the Place is being released Saturday by Kent State University Press, with a colorful dust jacket painting by Marc Chagall. In October, an international medical symposium of writers, doctors and scholars, Return to the House of God : Medical Education Revisited 1978-2008 will be held in Cleveland. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The league of extraordinary mayors: small states, big ideas Jun 2, 2008
That history includes many great entrepreneurs, from Andrew Carnegie (born in Scotland) in steel to Andy Grove (Hungary) in semi-conductors, as well as the influx of scientists (Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi) and artists (Marc Chagall, Igor Stravinsky, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) who fled Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. In Silicon Valley, a third to a half of all start-ups have someone born overseas on their founding team. (Globe and Mail -- National)
The visionary painting of an agonised soul Apr 23, 2008
It aims to show how the rediscovered Soutine, a contemporary and friend of Marc Chagall and Amedeo Modigliani, developed his unique technique during a time of great change in art. Soutine (1893-1943), who lived and worked in Paris for most of his career, is generally considered to have a style closely related to early 20th century Expressionism. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Haggadah Better Idea Apr 18, 2008
And while many Haggadot are devoted to political ideals, several are famous instead for their visual motifs, like the and the Marc Chagall Haggadah. Diversity within a religious tradition can be a source of strength, but it can also be a weakness. (Slate)
Feature story: Back to school Apr 11, 2008
As seen in the Castilleja exhibit, her personal style is filled with emotion and faces, with a dreaminess that calls to mind Marc Chagall (a comparison she enjoys). She's also influenced by the Symbolist painters and Polish poster art. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Right at the End Apr 1, 2008
I heard that once, before I had begun to ski at Gstaad, David Niven had told Buckley that Marc Chagall was coming, admired Buckley s spy novels, and would like to see him. Fine, love to meet him, said Bill. (The American Conservative)
'Flowers' in full flourish at BOI's in New Hope Mar 22, 2008
Those by J.N. Betz are impasto applications of vibrant colors, as is one by French painter Michel Kouliche who, according to Braender, was a contemporary of Marc Chagall. Robert Gherman's sunflowers in a blue and white porcelain vase appear in a more delicate manner and his "Sunflowers on Milford Road" show them growing in a sunlit field. (NJ.com -- Times)
7 indicted in scheme to sell counterfeit art Mar 20, 2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An alleged scheme involving the production and sale of counterfeit prints by artists including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall resulted in the indictments of four Americans, two Italians and a Spaniard, federal authorities said Wednesday. More than $5 million in counterfeit art was sold as part of the scheme, primarily on eBay, the Justice Department said. (CNN -- World)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Fish includes art by Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Jacob Lawerence, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, Georges Seurat, Frida Kahlo and Marc Chagall ... For older kids, Mike Venezia has a fantastic series of books that is titled, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists and includes profiles of Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keefe, Marc Chagall, Georges Seurat, Jackson Pollack, Paul Cezanne and Paul Klee. (Suite101.com)
Bank of Japan nominee Toshiro Muto is a political artist with pragmatic bent Mar 8, 2008
An admirer of the painter Marc Chagall, he exhibited at a gallery near the central bank in 2004. The contrast seems striking, but Muto says he deliberates carefully before putting brush to canvas and that his painting is part of a planned life, preparing him for retirement. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Muto nominated to take the helm at Bank of Japan Mar 7, 2008
An admirer of French painter Marc Chagall, he exhibited at a gallery near the central bank in 2004. The contrast is striking, until one realizes that Muto tells you he deliberates carefully before putting brush to canvas, and that even his painting is part of a carefully planned life - to prepare him for retirement. (International Herald Tribune)
City of Basel Rejects Bid for Munch, Chagall Art by Nazi Victim's Heirs Mar 1, 2008
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The city of Basel rejected a claim by the heirs of Curt Glaser, a Jewish art collector persecuted by the Nazis, for the return of more than 100 works by artists including Edvard Munch, Max Beckmann, Marc Chagall and Henri Matisse. Glaser was director of Berlin's Art Library and an art historian and critic who had Munch and Beckmann as friends. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Picasso, Czanne, Magritte, Bacon London prepares for 500m art ... Feb 4, 2008
"Today, Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art sale will put eight works by Egon Schiele under the hammer, as well as 35 pieces by Surrealists such as Ren; Magritte and Marc Chagall. Tomorrow, works by Picasso, Jawlensky, Sisley, Monet, C;zanne and Renoir will be auctioned at Sotheby's. Among the most valuable works on the list is a portrait by Picasso of Dora Maar, the photographer and painter who became his lover in the late 1930s. The work is expected to fetch between 6.5m and 8.5m, while... (Independent)
Valentine's Day Museum Exhibitions Feb 4, 2008
Represented in the exhibition are Raphael (1483-1520), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553), Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), William Holman Hunt (1827-1910), Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Yoko Ono (b. 1933), David Hockney (b. (Suite101.com)
* Johnny Neihu's NewsWatch: Smarmier than your average Chou Feb 2, 2008
Because while Chou's paintings aren't bad (I'd rate them somewhere around the level of a talented but untrained teenager), they are certainly nowhere near the same quality as the work of painter Marc Chagall, to whom Li compares Chou. Let's just hope the comparison doesn't go to Chou's head, as Chagall once did a nude self-portrait. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Committee on Social Thought is renamed for founder, supporter Jan 25, 2008
Among Nef s friends were many influential leaders and artists, including Marc Chagall, who visited the University as a guest of the Committee on Social Thought in 1958. Nef had a broad range of academic interests that were reflected in the research of the committee faculty members. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
From Nice to Knysna| Jan 14, 2008
There's also the dreamy Muse Chagall, a tribute to Russian painter Marc Chagall. It's a must-see, with some of his most iconic paintings and an auditorium with exquisite stained-glass windows painted by the artist. (iAfrica.com)
Picasso & Chagall Masterpieces Stolen Dec 11, 2007
Also stolen was a Marc Chagall 1960 entitled, "The Meeting of Ruth & Boaz" which is a signed color lithograph valued at $14,500. If you have any information to help solve the crime, you can call the D.C. Metro Police or Galerie Lareuse. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Norval Morrisseau, was native artist of Canada Dec 9, 2007
Marc Chagall, who met him in Paris when both artists were having exhibitions there, compared him to Picasso. In his later years, as accolades piled up, his life became more orderly, and he continued to paint until 2002, when Parkinson's left him unable to do so. (Boston Globe)
See Top Sights in Mainz, Germany Nov 29, 2007
Marc Chagall used 18 hues of blue to create his largest work and an atmosphere suitable for meditation. The windows for the apse and transept are by Chagall, while his assistant Charles Marq used 10 tones of blue to complete the rest after Chagall s death. (Suite101.com)
Speed east from Paris on train to Champagne Oct 20, 2007
Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall designed replacement panels, depicting Old Testament scenes and the coronation of several French kings in light, bright stained glass. Installed in 1971, Chagall's hallmark dreamy, curling figures never looked so ethereal as in this holy site. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Paris guru readies his latest 'Made by' edition Oct 13, 2007
Since opening his first gallery in Paris in 1988, at the urging of Ida Chagall, daughter of the painter Marc Chagall, Navarra has been a catalyst for the global recognition of many of the great names in contemporary art, from Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring to, more recently, Tang Zhigang and Zhang Xiaogang. A consummate businessman, and a friend of rock stars and art collectors, Navarra has used his natural scouting talents and sense of adventure to explore new markets in... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mayer July: Self-taught painter, 91, maps a Jewish life now lost Sep 15, 2007
His style suggests a self-taught artist's emphasis on subject matter over technique, a simplicity incorporating the iconography of Jewish legend and the characters of shtetl life borrowed from his favorite painter, Marc Chagall. Apt's colorful rabbis, craftsmen, water-carriers, prostitutes, thieves and scribes could have stepped right out of stories by Yiddish writers Isaac Bashevis Singer or Sholom Aleichem. (San Francisco Chronicle)
SFMOMA's Neal Benezra balances art and money Sep 7, 2007
Benezra has overseen a remarkable string of special exhibitions, including retrospectives of American artists Brice Marden and Richard Tuttle, a revealing and tremendously popular survey devoted to Marc Chagall, the recent "Picasso and American Art," and the current "Matisse: Painter as Sculptor," which ends Sept. 16 ... Major exhibitions: "Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting" (2002), "Marc Chagall" (2003), "Diane Arbus Revelations" (2003), "Philip Guston Retrospective" (2003), "Chuck... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Art forger finds Hollywood fame Jul 15, 2007
Myatt had advertised a service copying paintings, but Drewe persuaded him to recreate the work of some of the greatest names in art, including Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, and Henri Matisse. The story then moved on to the archives of the Tate and the Victoria t Museum, where Drewe slipped faked records for the paintings into the filing systems to create false provenances. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
The way Forward Jun 17, 2007
They include images of Marc Chagall, Bella Abzug, and the Beastie Boys, along with depictions of Jewish life around the world. Alan Dershowitz, Roger Kahn, and others contributed essays on topics ranging from Hollywood, labor, and the Holocaust to sports, politics, and Israel. (Boston Globe)
Appleton Museum celebrates 20th anniversary with special exhibition Jun 11, 2007
" On exclusive loan from the Art Gallery of Ontario, the show featured 22 pieces of art from the leading Impressionist painters of all time and brought in an estimated 100,000 visitors - record attendance for the museum. A follow-up show on 20th century painters, such as Picasso and Matisse, was on display the next year.In recent years, some of the more stand-out exhibitions include 2005's "Marc Chagall: The Early Etchings," last year's "Tapestries: Picasso, Calder, Matisse and Other Great... (Ocala Star-Banner)
Copper artist inspires creativity despite hearing loss Apr 10, 2007
Since the program's inception last fall, Sattin has taught children - four to eight children usually attend - about artists such as Charles Schultz, Georgia O'Keefe, and Marc Chagall. During the lesson on Schultz, the young artists got to experiment with sketching in pencil. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Paris natives open art gallery, photo-restoration business in Olyphant Apr 1, 2007
The works of Marc Chagall and Salvadore Dali were among her favorites. Throughout her life, she carried that inspiration with her, as she married and raised a family, moved to the United States, took up photography, and opened a photo-restoration business with her husband, Francois. (Scranton Times, PA)
Wine And Art Meet At Mouton Estate Mar 19, 2007
Painters like Andre Masson, Salvador Dali, Marc Chagall and Joan Miro sculptors like Henry Moore and Richard Lippold and even illustrator Saul Steinberg and pop artist Andy Warhol have created art for the bottle. "Andy Warhol didn't just do what he's told. which is normal for Andy," de Rothschild said. (CBS News)
Melvin B. Nessel at 87; noted businessman, philanthropist Mar 11, 2007
Years earlier, Mr. Nessel and Barbara Nessel gave the museum art they had collected for a half century, including works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, and Willem de Kooning. "I realized they would have more use for it and it would mean much more in Palm Beach because they were lacking at that time in the late 1980s, more than in Boston," Mr. Nessel told the Associated Press in March 2003. (Boston Globe)
A Rothschild wine gets a royal label Feb 28, 2007
The labels were drawn by the likes of Marc Chagall, Robert Motherwell and Pablo Picasso. Salvador Dal. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Picasso, Bacon, Dali, Warhol, and now ... Wales Feb 24, 2007
The prince joins a long line of celebrated artists, including Joan Mir;, Marc Chagall, Henry Moore, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, who for 61 years have been commissioned to design an image to be displayed on the labels of its wine. Rothschild has always favoured artists at the cutting edge but he has chosen to be rather more conventional - his watercolour, the vineyard says, depicts a row of pines on the Cap d'Antibes picked out against the sky. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Valuable prints stolen from car Feb 22, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO / Art dealers alerted to stolen prints. " The lithographs, which the owner values at $250,000, were rolled into a tube. "There were a dozen, including from Warhol, (Marc) Chagall and (Joan) Mir," Repetto said. "The Warhol was the most well-known and the most valuable. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Prints Worth $250K Stolen In SF Feb 21, 2007
Prints worth $250K stolen from car in SF. Prints worth $250K stolen from car in SF. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Jumaadi: Kampong kid makes good in Bondi Jan 30, 2007
Jumaadi's work has the feel of Marc Chagall, the 20 th century Russian-Jewish painter famous for his airborne Eiffel Towers, flying cows and fiddlers on the roof. It's a connection the Javanese doesn't deny. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
On the Block Jan 18, 2007
"The pieces come directly from the artist or artists' publishers... there's no middle man." Artists in their collection range from recognized masters such as Marc Chagall, Salvador Dal; and Pablo Picasso to well-known contemporaries like Peter Max, Viktor Shvaiko and LeRoy Neiman. Hosting an average of 30 to 40 auctions per week (in season), inventory is constantly revolving and Ross Galleries has between 60,000 and 100,000 pieces at any given time. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Volumes of anticipation for Harry Potter and Turkish novel among year's new books Jan 10, 2007
For art lovers, Newton-based novelist Jonathan Wilson has written "Marc Chagall," out in March. Fans of Tocqueville, whose 1820s analysis of America is often still apt, can pick up Hugh Brogan's "Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life" (March), also described by its publisher as "the first full-scale biography.". (Boston Globe -- Living)
Giving back inspires an artist Jan 8, 2007
While with Hyatt, he began attending auctions, buying works by artists such as Peter Max, LeRoy Neiman, Salvador Dali and Marc Chagall. Quickly his twin passions -- art and business -- merged in a tiny art spot in West Orlando. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Jim Walker takes an art-filled walk off the beaten path Jan 4, 2007
What I found most interesting was the "Modern Masters" section of the gallery that features an ongoing exhibit of prints by Surrealists Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, and European innovators Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso. I didn't even ask how much those cost. (The Indianapolis Star)
