In the modest Russian town of Vitebsk, there was a creative explosion that became one of the most influential gateways to the art of the 20th century. Vitebsk was the birth place of many influential artists, such as Yuri Moiseevich Pen, Leon Gaspard and Lazar Khidekel, who all began to express their artistic ideas within the same time period. Vitebsk is also the birthplace of Marc Chagall, the creator of the painting Maternity and innovator of Fauvism. Vitebsk at the time period was a town located in the Russian Empire. The town was located within the limits of the Pale of Settlement. ...

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