20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous book!, Dec 9 1999
By Peter - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chagall (Hardcover)
This is an extraordinary book for every Chagall fan. The quality of illustrations is just wonderful, and if you had only one book to buy on Chagall, this is the one! Don't worry, its not heavy at all; in fact, I would have added more and more pages of never-been-seen work of this incredible artist. The illustrations are colorful, vivid and beautiful, and the biography is very well written and complete. Strongly recommended!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Short, but still very sweet, Mar 31 2005
By Debbie the Book Devourer "dletour7" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chagall Cameo (Hardcover)
This book collects some of Chagall's works, mostly paintings, but also mosaics, stained glass windows, and the ceiling of the Paris opera (stunning), into sections describing different parts of his life and career.
The text was intersting and illuminating in very few words, which was good, because that left more room for full-color plates of Chagall's brilliant works! I could just stare at each one for many minutes and get more out of it with each minute! The man was a genius. And the plates are pretty high-quality, so it's easy to really enjoy them.
The only reason I did not give this book five stars was I thought it was a little short, considering the scope of Chagall's work. It would be difficult, indeed, to produce a book that would be completely comprehensive, and maybe the author had a page limitation because of the series he was writing for, but I sure would have liked to see more works presented.
I have some other books on Chagall in the queue: one on watercolors and gouaches, and two books of lithographs. I'll report back on those once I've read and gazed at them.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful gift for fans of Chagall., Oct 28 2007
By K. Pollock - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chagall (Paperback)
After viewing the book I ordered for my husband, he and I loved it so much, I ordered another for my sister-in-law who also absolutely loved the pictures and stories about one of our favorite artists. It makes a great gift for any Chagall fan.