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Marc Was born in the city of Vitebsk in 1887. He was the oldest of nine siblings. Money was tight and they had to work hard to keep the family well fed. That is why his parents were a little surprised when Marc told them he wanted to be a painter. Deep down, they expected him to get a job, as soon as he could, to help the family survive.

But Marc insisted on his intention to be a painter and he succeeded. After studying at local academies, he traveled to France, but returned in 1914 with the intention of proposing to Bella, his wife, and the inspiration for many of his early works. He did so because of the love they had built, and to participate through art and culture in the revolutionary movement that his country was experiencing.

However, due to some political differences with another of the great Russian painters of the time during the construction of the ussR, he decided to travel to Germany, a country he had to leave very soon due to the growing fascist movement led by Adolf Hitler. He migrated to France and later, when the Jewish persecution increased and the Second World War broke out, he went to the United States. Once the war was Over, he returned to France, where he developed much of his career as a painter.

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The Cattle Dealer, 1912, Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

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