By 1926 Chagall had his first ever exhibition in the United States. Over 100 works were shown at the Reinhardt gallery of New York, although he did not travel to the opening. Ironically it was not until 1927 that Chagall made his name in the French art world.
During this period in France he traveled throughout the country and fell in love with Cote d’Azur, where he was impressed by the rich greenness of landscapes, colorful vegetation, the Mediterranean blue and the mild weather. His wife Bella had always a special role in his life. According to Chagall she was the living connection to Russia that allowed him to evolve as an artist in exile. He also visited nearby Holland, Spain, Italy, Egypt and Palestine and later wrote on paper the impressions some of those travels left on him: in Holland it was the throbbing light, like the light between the late afternoon and dusk. In Italy he found that peace of the museums which the sunlight brought to life. In Spain he found inspiration of a mystical, if sometimes cruel, past. And in the Palestine he found unexpectedly the Bible and a part of his very being.
After numerous warnings by their daughter Ida, who desperately stressed the need to act fast, Chagalls agreed to leave France. But it was the help from Alfred Barr who actually saved Chagall by adding his name to the list of prominent artists, whose lives were at risk, that the United States should try to extricate. He left France in May 1941 – almost too late. Other artists like Picasso and Matisse were invited to come to America too but they decided to remain in France. Chagall and Bella arrived in New York on June 23, 1941, which was the next day after Germany invaded Russia.
Throughout his life his colors created a “vibrant atmosphere” which was based on “his own personal vision.
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