Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) embraced the philosophy that love colored his paintings. Focusing extensively on his childhood, his happy, optimistic paintings defy the poverty of his upbringing in a Russian Shtetl. After a brief time in Paris, Chagall escaped to the US during World War II where his career reached new heights including a rare exhibit during his lifetime at the Louvre.

A hand-made lithograph is a print made by drawing with an oily substance on porous stone or metal plates. Oil-based ink applied to the moistened stone adheres only to the lines drawn. The plates are then pressed onto paper to produce the final print.