Bella Rosenfeld
Bella Rosenfeld Chagall | |
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Chagall in 1923 | |
| Born | Basia-Reiza Rosenfeld 4 December 1889 Vitebsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 September 1944 (aged 54) New York City, U.S. |
| Known for | Author |
| Spouses | Marc Chagall |
| Children | 1 |
Bella Rosenfeld Chagall (Russian: Бэлла Розенфельд-Шагал, romanized: Bella Rozenfeld-Shagal; Yiddish: בעלאַ ראָזענפעלד; 14 December 1889 – 2 September 1944) was a Russian Jewish writer and the first wife of painter Marc Chagall. She was the subject of many of Chagall's paintings including Bella au col blanc (Bella with White Collar) in 1917, and appears posthumously in Bouquet près de la fenêtre, painted in 1959–1960.