Marc ChagallBelarusian, French, 1887–1985I and the Village
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “I and the Village” now? The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, Floor 5, 503, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 22, 2026.
Closing soon· until 5:30 PM
On public display.
- Checked
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
I and the Village is a 1911 oil-on-canvas painting by the Russian-French artist Marc Chagall created in 1911. It is exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Details
- Accession number
- 146.1945
In the catalog
Sources
- The Museum of Modern Art
- Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Marc Chagall
The whole lifeautumn 1909
Meeting Bella Rosenfeld
In the autumn of 1909 in Vitebsk, Thea Brachman introduced Chagall to her friend Berta (Bella) Rosenfeld. The encounter proved decisive in the artist's life: Bella became his lifelong muse.
May 1911
Move to Paris
On a stipend from M. M. Vinaver he left for Paris, where he met avant-garde artists including the Delaunays, Apollinaire, and Cendrars. In Paris he began calling himself Marc for the first time; in 1912 he moved into La Ruche.
1 October 1912
Participation in the Salon d'Automne
He took part in the Paris Salon d'Automne, which opened on 1 October 1912 and where more than half the works were painted in a Cubist manner. The critic Tugendhold singled out Chagall's works among those of the young Russians.
early 1913
First Solo Exhibition
In early 1913 Chagall's first solo exhibition was held at the Académie Marie Vassilieff in Paris.
September 1913
Exhibition at the First German Autumn Salon
In September 1913 Chagall's paintings were shown at the First German Autumn Salon (Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon) in Berlin, from where the artist returned to Russia.
