A lithographic print of Marc Chagall's 'The Angel,' showing a woman with yellowed face with the starts of wings in the background. 10x13.75 inches. Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887?1985) was a towering figure of 20th-century modernism, celebrated for his deeply poetic and versatile artistic output that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, and stage design. Rather than adopting pure abstraction, Chagall developed a highly personal, narrative-driven aesthetic that seamlessly fused early avant-garde movements like Cubism and Fauvism with Eastern European Jewish folklore, memory, and biblical themes. His signature style is instantly recognizable for its brilliant, emotional use of color, dreamlike perspective, and a whimsical lexicon of recurring motifs?including floating lovers, musicians, and defying gravity. By weaving together fantasy, nostalgia, and deep spiritualism, Chagall created a uniquely enchanting visual language that remains universally celebrated and highly coveted by premier international collectors and major institutions worldwide.