Throughout his life, Marc Chagall used flowers as symbols of love, joy, and spiritual renewal. Their vivid color and organic beauty reflected his belief that art should celebrate life’s harmony and emotion. For Chagall, flowers were not mere decoration but living expressions of hope, faith, and tenderness.

He began painting bouquets during his years in Paris, where the city’s gardens and light inspired his radiant palette. After World War II, his floral compositions grew even more luminous — tributes to peace, rebirth, and the enduring presence of his beloved wife, Bella. In many works, the bouquets seem to float beside lovers or angels, merging the earthly and the divine.

These paintings, such as Bouquet près de la fenêtre (Musée National Marc Chagall, Nice), Flowers Before the Eiffel Tower (Centre Pompidou, Paris), and Bouquet with Lovers (Art Institute of Chicago), reveal the lyrical calm of Chagall’s late style. His flowers remain among his most intimate and universal creations — a timeless reminder that beauty and love, like blossoms, renew themselves endlessly.