Chagall 1966-1985. In the light of Saint-Paul-de-Vence

In 1948, on his return from exile in the United States, where he had found refuge during the Second World War, Marc Chagall settled first in Orgeval, near Paris, until 1949, then on the Côte d'Azur, in Vence, where he lived until 1965. He settled permanently in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, where he lived at the villa "La Colline" from 1966 until his death in 1985.
During this period, Chagall implemented numerous monumental projects such as stained-glass windows, mosaics and the creation of the Musée national Marc Chagall, inaugurated in 1973, the first national Museum dedicated to a living artist.

The artist continued his lithographic work, notably in collaboration with Charles Sorlier at Mourlot in Parisand with Cramer Editions in Geneva. Between 1966 and 1985, Chagall produced more than half of the original lithographs he produced during his career (662 out of 1101).The Museum holds 148 lithographs from this period in its collection, almost all of which were donated by Charles Sorlier in 1986 and 1988.

The exhibition presents a large part of them, enriched by paintings, a tapestry and stained glass projects for the museum. These creations, marked by exceptional vitality, resonate with some early works and illustrate the permanence and recurrence of themes explored by the artist from his earliest years: the self-portrait, the couple, the circus, the Bible...

Curator:
Anne Dopffer, Director of the Musée national du XX^e siècle des Alpes-Maritimes
Grégory Couderc, Scientific Head of Collections, Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice


Marc Chagall, Monde familier, 1983, lithograph on Vélin d'Arches, 54 x 42.5 cm. Nice, Musée national Marc Chagall, donation of Charles Sorlier (1988). Photo: © GrandPalaisRmn / Gérard Blot © Adagp, Paris, 2025.