Abraham A. Manievich
Abraham A. Manievich (Abram Manevich) (1881 Mstsislaw, Belarus – 1942 Bronx, United States) was a American expressionist artist of Belarusian-Jewish origin.[1][2]
Life
He studied art at the Kiev Art School from 1901 to 1905, and at the Academy of Art in Munich, Germany.[3] After travelling and successfully exhibiting in Italy, France,a nd Switzerland[4] as well as Kiev, he lived in Moscow from 1916 to 1917.
A co-founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts,[5] he taught at the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts. In 1921, Following the death of his son in the pogrom-initiated destruction of the Kiev ghetto,[6] he immigrated to the United States.[7] His continued work enjoyed critical acclaim until his death.[8]
His work is in the National Art Museum of Ukraine and in major museums and private collections in the United States, Canada, France, Israel, Russia, and Ukraine.[9] His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[10]
Gallery
Further reading
- Abraham Manievich by Alan Pensler and Mimi Ginsberg, New York : Hudson Hills ; Woodbridge : ACC Distribution [distributor], 2012.*
- Jbankova, O (2003). Абрам Маневич [Abram Manevich] (PDF). Kiev. ISBN 966-7888-48-7.
References
- "Art: Queer Manievich – TIME". February 14, 1927.
- https://www.wikiart.org/en/abraham-manievich
- http://archive.jta.org/1942/07/01/archive/abraham-manievich-prominent-jewish-painter-dies-in-new-york
- http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2012/important-russian-art/lot.19.lotnum.html
- File:Founders of the Ukrainian academy of arts.jpg
- http://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/3474-destruction-of-the-ghetto-kiev
- Abram Manevich on Zorya Fine Art
- http://thejewishmuseum.org/collection/3474-destruction-of-the-ghetto-kiev
- Abram Manevich on Zorya Fine Art
- Summary of the Abraham Manievich papers, 1883–1973, (bulk 1883–1942) | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
External links
- http://www.askart.com/askart/m/abraham_a_manievich/abraham_a_manievich.aspx
- http://web.artprice.com/artistdetails.aspx?idarti=NzM2MjIwMDI4MzcwMjM0MS0=
- http://www.artnet.com/artists/abraham-manievich/past-auction-results
- http://www.sothebys.com/en/catalogues/ecatalogue.html/2011/important-russian-art-l11111#/r=/en/ecat.fhtml.L11111.html+r.m=/en/ecat.lot.L11111.html/17/