Marc Chagall - La Lecture

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887-1985) - La Lecture, c.1978 (Oil, pastel, tempera, ink and India ink on canvasboard) - - After returning to France he traveled throughout Europe and chose to live in the Côte d'Azur which by that time had become somewhat of an “artistic centre”. Matisse lived near Saint-Paul-de-Vence, about seven miles west of Nice, while Picasso lived in Vallauris. Although they lived nearby and sometimes worked together, there was artistic rivalry between them.