Marc Chagall: Life is a Dream

by Brigitta Höpler

Offers a look at the Russian artist's life and the sources of inspiration for his paintings

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[arcobaleno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Leggere …quadri!
Storie fantastiche raccontate attraverso le immagini. Immagini speciali, tutte create dalla fantasia, dal cuore e… dal pennello di Marc Chagall. Accompagnate da spunti che guidano il giovane (e meno giovane!) alla "lettura", invitandolo a cercare, vedere, interpretare… fino a far sentire una magica musica di colori per sognare, ballare, volare… E, attraverso diciotto fantastici dipinti, si può leggere l’intera vita di Chagall, la sua nostalgia e il suo mondo di favola.

[Jocelyn H · Rating 1 out of 5]

How on earth can you write a book about Chagall and ignore his Judaism?, when it was so important to him and such a vital theme in his artwork? The book mentions the churches in his hometown yet erases his Judaism? What on earth?
I was looking for a specific, wonderful children's book on Chagall that I saw at an art gallery a few years ago. This was, decidedly, not it.

[Mohammad Ali Shamekhi · Rating 3 out of 5]

این کتاب طبق توضیح پشت جلدش برای کودکان نوشته شده اما من که خوندمش اتفاقا همان متن خودمانی و ساده اش رو متناسب با تصاویر یافتم و برایم جالب بود. تصاویری غرق رنگ و سرور و تخیل که خصوصا در کنار نوشته های همدلانه به بیننده شعف و لذت خاصی رو انتقال می دن

این کتاب رو از نظر توضیحاتش - هر چند کم هستند - بر کتاب زیر ترجیح دادم، البته کتاب زیر عکس های بیشتری داره - و نسخه ی الکترونیکیش هم با کیفیت تره

[David Klompas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first Adventures in Art book that I've read, and I'm impressed. Prestel-Verlag have done an amazing service to people of all ages with their release of the series.

The story of Marc Chagall's art (at least his better known works) is told wonderfully by Brigitta Höpler with the assistance of the team who put together the wonderful outlay of the text. The copy is colourful and adds depth to the story behind the paintings. And the translation by Catherine McCreadie does the English speaking world a huge service.

People of all age will enjoy this short and sweet interpretation of Chagall's art and life.

[Omama. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Every painting by Chagall depicts a dream or a memory, his head was always filled with the images of his village in Russia, of the houses, the people, and the animals - no matter where he happened to be living at the time, or his love for France. This is such a cute book, which can also be used as an introductory art for kids.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adventures in art is an interesting artist series.

This book highlighted full page images of art pieces, presents a snippet of the story, and presents a question to explore.

[Dutter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this book when teaching art in an elementary program. Loved the images, so did the kids!

[Marianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

An intriguing look at this highly imaginative artist.