Jankel Adler Paintings
British, Polish, 1895-1949
Jankel Jakub Adler was born in Tuszyn, a suburb of Łódź. In 1912, he began training as an engraver with his uncle in Belgrade. He became a teacher at the Academy of Arts and became acquainted with Paul Klee, who influenced his work. A painting by Adler received a gold medal at the exhibition "German art Düsseldorf" in 1928. Adler was strongly influenced by Picasso and Léger. He enjoyed experimenting with materials, for example, sand admixtures. He often painted Jewish subjects and painted some abstract compositions.
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Artist: Jankel Adler
Birds by Jankel Adler - Abstract painting
By Jankel Adler
Located in London, GB
Birds by Jankel Adler (1895-1949)
Oil and ciment on canvas
61.4 x 46.4 cm (24¹/₈ x 18¹/₄ inches)
Signed lower right, Adler
Executed in 1948
Provenance
Galerie Charles Lienhard, Zürich, 1959
Gimpel Fils Gallery, London
Denham Gallery, UK
Exhibitions
John Denham Gallery, Jankel Adler, June 9th - June 23rd 1996
Jankel Adler was born in Lodz, Poland and lived a life of wandering. In 1912 he moved to Belgrade where he began training as an engraver with his uncle and then went to Germany in 1914 where he lived for a time with his sister in Barmen. There he studied at the college of arts and crafts with Professor Gustav Wiethücher.
Between 1918 and 1921 he moved between Lodz and Germany until in 1922, he settled in Düsseldorf where he became a teacher at the Academy of Arts, and became acquainted with Paul Klee, who influenced his work. A painting by Adler received a gold medal at the exhibition “German art Düsseldorf” in 1928. In 1933, with the rise of Hitler’s Nazi regime, he left Germany for Paris.
With the outbreak of World War II in 1939, he volunteered for the Polish army...
Category
1940s Abstract Jankel Adler Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Terracota Vase of Flowers - Polish British 1920s Art
By Jankel Adler
Located in London, GB
This painting is hand signed by the artist at the lower left corner
Provenance: Twentieth Century Art, Christie's Amsterdam, 5th June 2007, lot 36, page 26.
Condition: Good
Category
1920s Jankel Adler Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Still Life with Fish and Bottle
By Jankel Adler
Located in London, GB
JANKEL ADLER 1895-1949
Lodz 1895-1949 London (Polish / British)
Title: Still Life with Fish and Bottle, circa 1920's
Technique: Original Signed Oil, Sand and Gouache on board...
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1920s Cubist Jankel Adler Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache, Oil
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