GALERIE BOULAKIA

Founded in 1971, Galerie Boulakia is a family enterprise that has been firmly established in the Paris art scene for the past 48 years. Daniel Boulakia set up his own practice in London, opening a gallery space on Dover Street in 2019.

Galerie Boulakia specialises in modern art and is also devoted to supporting contemporary artists, presenting modern and contemporary masterpieces by significant 20th century artists and showcasing the highest quality figurative and abstract European and American art dating from 1930 to the present day.

Galerie Boulakia deals with private collectors and major museums as well as regularly participating in many renowned art fairs such as BRAFA in Brussels and TEFAF in Maastricht. The London gallery is a 3 minute walk from Green Park station, located besides the Arts Club on Dover Street, Mayfair.

Marc Chagall was a French-Russian artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism.

Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic and deeply personal visual language. Chagall fell in love with Bella Rosenfeld, a 19-year-old daughter of a wealthy Russian jeweller. Seven years her senior at the time, Bella swiftly became Marc’s muse, and continued to appear in his paintings for the rest of his life. The couple shared a unique, romanticised way of seeing the world.

The recurrence of the two lovers in Chagall’s work signals the enduring influence that this relationship had on his approach to painting. 

Les Mariés, 1979, vividly evokes the feeling of falling in love. Depicting himself and his young bride floating in the air, the painting gives the impression that their love was so strong, it defied all laws of gravity. The enchanting, supernatural power which radiates from his painting is ultimately obtained through Chagall’s unparalleled ability to blur the line between reality and fantasy in art.