Chagall: 1887-1985 Paperback – August 1, 2003

This book contains a very representative sample of Chagall's spanning his long and productive life. The illustrations accurately depict this wonderful painter's vivid palate and subject matter that can be whimsical, deeply romantic and profoundly spiritual. Chagall is one of a relatively small number of artists whose work is appreciated by people regardless of their level of visual arts knowledge. His paintings are truly timeless, having lost none of their ability to intrigue and delight viewers.Author Jacob Baal-Teshuva delivers a very readable and informative narrative about Chagall’s studio production and personal life. He avoids pretentious art-speak while also maintaining a high level of discourse, an approach that I suspect Chagall would appreciate.This book will leave the reader with a very complete sense of the enormous energy that fills Chagall’s work, regardless of the media, and will do so very economically. I was extremely pleased by the high quality this book offers for such a bargain price. It exceeded my expectations.

Make sure you get the book by Jacob Baal-Teshuva (279 pages) and not the much shorter book with the same cover by Ingo Walther (96 pages).Also I recommend getting the book NEW at full price (very cheap! only $13.49 for a fabulous full color hardback book) rather than risking purchasing used copies that may not be the right edition.This is a really beautiful collection of Chagall's work from his early days forward. The quality of the reproductions is dazzling with full page reproductions on large pages. For Chagall lovers, this book can't be beat.

perfect, thorough contents & good quality. i spent hours looking for a good book on Chagall and i found it

Small, but bright, colorful, complete, and satisfying. Maybe priced just a bit high. Good book.

I have been enjoying this well written book on the art and life of Marc Chagall, one of my favorite artists.

I actually tear out pages now and laminate them - since my students can't be exposed to all of the nudity in the text. Beautiful images though -

This book showcases many of Chagalls beautiful works and includes many informative descriptions.

The book, the way it was shipped and wrapped was far better than most. The book was in very good condition.