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Authors: Jose Maria Faerna, Marc Chagall
Creator: Elsa Haas
Publisher: Abradale/Abrams
Category: Book

Buy New: $30.00

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 751704

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 10 x 0.8

ISBN: 0810946777
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.2
EAN: 9780810946774

Publication Date: August 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: HARD COVER.LIKE NEW.BOOK CONDITION IS EXCELLENT.CLEAN,TIGHT PAGES AND COVER .BOOK IS MISSING DJ

Customer Reviews:

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Exceeds expectations January 4, 2009
It's easy to love Chagall and still underestimate him. It's easy to think of him as primarily a folk artist. He was not just that and this book gives plenty of evidence. While infused with myth, Chagall was a virtuoso--conscious and sophisticated. He was master of a number of different styles (not to mention, different arts).

I've looked at other collections of Chagall. Perhaps there are better, but I didn't find any. Definitely none this good in this price-range. This book presents many, many gorgeous, high quality, full-page color prints. The text, which I've only looked at here and there so far, has been well written and aided appreciation of the work.

Here and there in my copy, I find printing errors--light smears running vertically up and down the center of the page, but they are not so intrusive that I want to return the book and wait for another copy which may or may not have the same marks.

4 out of 5 stars

Great value from Taschen as per usual August 9, 2008
This book on Chagall is a steal for the price. The illustrations are lush and the text is very readable.

I knocked off a star because I would rather the book was more comprehensive, even if it meant paying more. Still highly recommended though.

5 out of 5 stars

A wonderful gift for fans of Chagall. October 28, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

After viewing the book I ordered for my husband, he and I loved it so much, I ordered another for my sister-in-law who also absolutely loved the pictures and stories about one of our favorite artists. It makes a great gift for any Chagall fan.

4 out of 5 stars

Short, but still very sweet March 31, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book collects some of Chagall's works, mostly paintings, but also mosaics, stained glass windows, and the ceiling of the Paris opera (stunning), into sections describing different parts of his life and career.

The text was intersting and illuminating in very few words, which was good, because that left more room for full-color plates of Chagall's brilliant works! I could just stare at each one for many minutes and get more out of it with each minute! The man was a genius. And the plates are pretty high-quality, so it's easy to really enjoy them.

The only reason I did not give this book five stars was I thought it was a little short, considering the scope of Chagall's work. It would be difficult, indeed, to produce a book that would be completely comprehensive, and maybe the author had a page limitation because of the series he was writing for, but I sure would have liked to see more works presented.

I have some other books on Chagall in the queue: one on watercolors and gouaches, and two books of lithographs. I'll report back on those once I've read and gazed at them.

5 out of 5 stars

It's a sticker book December 7, 2000
2 out of 6 found this review helpful

I'm not sure what this other reviewer is talking about, it has to be for another book and it ended up here. This isn't really a "book" it's just a bunch of stickers. They're nice stickers though - little reproductions of some of Chagall's artwork. Pretty high-quality as far as stickers go.

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