Marc Chagall

Chagall's sprightly fiddler on the roof and his romantic airborne lovers—affectionate icons from the artist's early years in a Russian village—are among the most familiar and best-loved figures in modern art. This beguiling volume tells the story of Chagall's long and adventure-filled life and presents his works in diverse media—oil, watercolor, graphics of all types, pottery, and stained glass.

Chagall's early achievements in Russia attracted the first of his many gaurdian angels, who made …