Mark Zakharovich (Moisey Khatskelevich) Chagall (born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk (Vitebsk province, Russian Empire (present-day Vitebsk region, Belarus) - died March 28, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Provence, France)) — Russian and French artist of Belarusian-Jewish origin. In addition to drawing and painting, he also studied scenography and wrote poetry in Yiddish. One of the most famous representatives of the artistic avant-garde of the XX century.
