La tour eiffel par marc chagall biography

The artist’s studio is a recurring theme in art history—depicted in drawings, paintings, and photos. Looking at it through Romantic, 19^th -century eyes, this fascinating place is the cradle of all artistic creation.At that time, artists were legendary, admired figures of society, and soon started setting trends¹ for upper-class bourgeois and bohemians, who drew their inspiration from and fantasized about the lifestyle of the artist.

La tour eiffel par marc chagall biography

Around the beginning of the 20^th century, artists’ studios became an architectural model in Paris, inspiring new buildings with large glass roofs and high ceilings, bathed in light, boasting a profoundly “bohemian” interior decor—created by careful home-staging and a plethora of more of less luxurious items².

Later on, Chagall’s studio perpetuated this idea, fitting in perfectly with the collective imagination about his space. Photographs from the Marc and Ida Chagall Archive, as well as studio depictions, give us a glimpse of the atmosphere