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Who was Marc Chagall?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 153
Qui était Marc Chagall ?
Who was Marc Chagall?
Answer. A painter of Russian origin who became French.
Un peintre d'origine russe devenu français.
Marc Chagall (1887 to 1985) settles in Paris and obtains French nationality in 1937. He painted the ceiling of the Opera Garnier.
The official text that proves it
« D'origine russe, Chagall s'installe à Paris en 1923 et travaille pour un marchand d'art. Il est d'abord reconnu réfugié avant d'obtenir la nationalité française en 1937. »
Originally from Russia, Chagall settles in Paris in 1923 and works for an art dealer. He is first recognized as a refugee before obtaining French nationality in 1937.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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