House in Vitebsk

1922 · Print

Oplysninger

1920 · Virkested
Moscow
May 1920
Departure from the School after the Conflict with the Suprematists
In May 1920 the school came under the control of the Suprematists, which led to Chagall's resignation and his departure for Moscow.
1921–1922
Autobiography "My Life"
While awaiting an exit visa, he wrote his autobiography, My Life.
1922
Emigration from Soviet Russia
In 1922 he left with his family for Lithuania, where an exhibition of his work was held in Kaunas, and from there went on to Germany.
1923
Travel: France
1923
Beginning of the Collaboration with Ambroise Vollard
Back in Paris, he established a business relationship with the art dealer Ambroise Vollard and began creating etchings for illustrated books — Gogol's Dead Souls, the Bible, and the fables of La Fontaine.