My Life (Mein Leben), Marc Chagall, 1922, published 1923
Marc Chagall, portraitMarc ChagallBelarusian, French, 1887–1985

My Life (Mein Leben)

1922, published 1923 · Illustrated Book

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Where is “My Life (Mein Leben)” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked October 6, 2026.

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726.1964.1-21

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In the life of Marc Chagall

The whole life
  1. 1920 · Workplace

    Moscow

  2. 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.

  3. 1921–1922

    Autobiography "My Life"

    While awaiting an exit visa, he wrote his autobiography, My Life.

  4. 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.

  5. 1923

    Travel: France

  6. 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.

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