Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is widely regarded as epitomizing the painter as poet". The worldwide admiration he commanded remains unparalleled by any artist of the 20th century. Chagall's paintings steeped in mythology & mysticism portray colourful dreams & tales that are deeply rooted in his Russian Jewish origins. The memories & yearning they evoke recall his native Vitebsk & the great events that mark the life of ordinary people: birth love marriage & death. They tell of a world full of everyday miracles
- in the room of lovers on the streets of Vitebsk beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Heaven & earth seem to meet in a topsy-turvy world in which whimsical figures of people & animals float through the air with gravity-defying serenity. This art album presents Chagall's work."