Marc Chagall 1907-17," a survey of the artist's formative years, will open at the Jewish Museum in New York next Sunday. The exhibition examines the period during which Chagall developed his unique imagery and traces his life from Vitebsk, where he was born in 1887, to St. Petersburg, Paris and back to Vitebsk at the outbreak of World War I, ending with the Bolshevik Revolution.

The 100 paintings, gouaches and drawings on view will include a selection of self-portraits, as well as portraits of Chagall's family; depictions of life in Vitebsk, Lyozno and Paris; works centering on religious themes and Jewish life, and works produced after Chagall's return to Russia. Highlights include "The Wedding" (1911), painted during his first year in Paris; "The Lovers in Gray" (1916-17), a portrait of himself and his wife, Bella, and "The Cemetery Gate" (1917), one of a series of paintings of Vitebsk and its surroundings. Many of the works, from European museums and private collections, have never been exhibited in the United States.

Marc Chagall 1907-17" was organized by the Jewish Museum in conjunction with the Kunstmuseum Bern, and runs through Aug. 4.

The museum, open Sunday through Thursday, is at 1109 Fifth Avenue, at 92d Street. Admission is $7; $5 for students and the elderly, free for children under 12 and on Tuesday after 5 P.M. For information: (212) 423-3230.