Chagall drew inspiration from the theme of the circus throughout his life. As a child in Russia, he had been fascinated by the travelling acrobats he saw at village fairs. The nostalgic imagination. Marc Chagall is carrying us far away to enchanting horizons with this recycled tote bag. © The Pola Museum of Art / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021 Poetic play on canvas. Strong shapes. Figurative aesthetic of Jewish folklore. Russian artist Marc Chagall was born in 1887 in Russia. He successfully synthesised the art forms of Cubism, Symbolism and Fauvism.