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Albert AbramovitzJewish Shtetl Couple Judaica Woodblock c.1930s WPA Woodcut Print Hand SignedC.1935-1943
C.1935-1943
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Some of his prints were published by the WPA. it is a wood engraving signed in pencil. From a small edition.
Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963), born in Riga, Latvia, on January 24, 1879. He studied art at the Imperial Art School in Odessa and at the Grande Chaumière in Paris. In Paris, he became a member of the Salon in 1911. In 1913 he became a member of its jury. He also became a member or of the Salon d’Automne. While in Europe he received a medal at Clichy and an award in Paris, as well as the Grand Prize at the Universal Exhibition in Rome and Turin, Italy in 1911.
In 1916, Abramovitz came to America. In 1921, he had a first solo show at the Civic Club in Manhattan. During the 1940’s and 50’s, he lived in Brooklyn.In the 1940’s he had a one-man show at the Bonestall Gallery (1940). He also exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1938, 1940), Union of American Artists (1940), American Artists Congresses exhibition (1941 “In Defense of Culture”), American Art, ACA Gallery (1942 – “Artists in the War”), New-Age Gallery (1943, 1946), National Academy of Design (1946), American Association of University Women (1946), and the American Artists Congress. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art's Project (the New Deal) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron Bohrod, Ilya Bolotowsky, Stuart Davis, Adolf Dehn, Ben Shahn and Louis Schanker.
His works are in the collections of the: British Museum, Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, Victoria and Albert Museum.
- Creator:Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963, American)
- Creation Year:C.1935-1943
- Dimensions:Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:minor wear commensurate w age. wrinkling in margins, staining at corners away from image.
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38210421282
Albert Abramovitz
Albert Abramovitz (1879-1963) was a painter and printmaker who was born in Riga, Latvia and studied art at the Imperial Art School in Odessa, Ukraine and in Paris, at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. He was a member of the Paris Salon, serving on its panel for the review of juried works of art. He was also a member of the Societaire Salon d'Automne. He was awarded the Grand Prize at the 1911 Universal Exposition in Rome and Turin. In 1916, Abramovitz emigrated to the United States, first living in Manhattan then briefly in Los Angeles in the late 1920's, living in Brooklyn, New York the rest of his lfe. His work was exhibited across the United States in multiple shows and collections. Abramovitz produced murals for the Federal Arts Project Works Progress Administration in New York. His works are in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Public Library, the Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Library of Congress.
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