Chagall, Marc Syllabification: (Cha·gall, Marc)Pronunciation: /SHəˈgäl/Definition of Chagall, Marc (1887–1985), French painter and graphic artist; born in Russia. His work was characterized by the use of rich emotive color and dream imagery and had a significant influence on surrealism. Chagall, Marc in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Chagall, Marc in the British & World English dictionary