Julie Gladstone


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Over Vitebsk: A Marc Chagall stolen

It was during a lively cocktail reception at the Jewish Museum in New York City ,on June 7th 2001, when the $1 million dollar "Study for Over Vitebsk " painting by Marc Chagall was plucked off the wall and smuggled out. The painting had been on loan from a private collector in St-Petersburg, and was being showcased in a temporary exhibition titled "Marc Chagall: Early Works from Russian Collections". The exhibition... (posted by Julie 4 years 33 days ago.)
The Presence of Religion in Marc Chagall Paintings

Born in 1887, Marc Chagall was a Russian, Jewish painter who traveled around the world transferring his many experiences on to canvas. His work was greatly influenced by his travels, and many of his paintings draw on religion, including Christianity. Throughout his career, different life-changing events played a crucial role on his style of painting, memorable times such as his struggles in Russia, the... (posted by Julie 4 years 301 days ago.)