 By juxtaposing this imagery, "Soleil dans le ciel de Saint-Paul" combines Chagall's love of his Mediterranean home with his characteristic dream-like pictorial vision.With its free-flowing style and bright, translucent colours, the work exemplifies the effect that the south of France had on Chagall's art.‘The Southern French landscape has astonished Chagall with its wealth of colours and its lyrical atmosphere, had captivated him with the beauty of its flowers and foliage.