Bella Rosenfeld
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Bella Rosenfeld Chagall (Russian: Бэлла Розенфельд-Шагал, 1895, Vitebsk - September 2, 1944, New York City), was the wife of Marc Chagall and a writer. She was the subject of many of Chagall's paintings including Bella with White Collar in 1917.
[edit] Timeline of her biography
- 1895 Bella Rosenfeld was born into the wealthy Jewish family of a Vitebsk jeweler.
- 1909 She met Marc Chagall, at that time, a penniless apprentice of Leon Bakst. According to Marc, their love started the moment they saw each other and continued for 35 years.
- 1915 they were married and moved to Petrograd.
- 1916 she gave birth to their daughter Ida.
- 1918 they returned to Vitebsk
- 1922 they emigrated to Lithuania and then to Germany.
- 1924 they moved to Paris.
- 1939 they moved to the south of France
- 1941 arrested in Marseille and then fled to the United States
- September 2, 1944 Bella died from a viral infection
- 1946 Marc Chagall published her most famous book The Burning Lights.
[edit] Works
- The Burning Lights, ISBN 0-930395-26-3
- First Encounter, ISBN 0-8052-3768-2
