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Arthur Kaufmann BIOGRAPHY
1888 Mulheim, Germany - 1971. Known for: Mod figure, notable portrait, landscape.
An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his... Read full biography
An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his career led him to paint portraits, landscapes and other works. His portraiture clients included such... Read full biography
An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his career led him to paint portraits, landscapes and other works. His portraiture clients included such notables as Edward G. Robinson, Albert Einstein and George Gershwin. Kaufmann's portrait of Gershwin is now held by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Kaufmann's pre-war... Read full biography
An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his career led him to paint portraits, landscapes and other works. His portraiture clients included such notables as Edward G. Robinson, Albert Einstein and George Gershwin. Kaufmann's portrait of Gershwin is now held by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Kaufmann's pre-war paintings are in museums in Mulheim and Dusseldorf, Germany. Exhibitions include: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1947; one-man exhibition: Marie Sterner Gallery (solo); Stendahl Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California (solo); Ministry of Education, Rio... Read full biography
An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his career led him to paint portraits, landscapes and other works. His portraiture clients included such notables as Edward G. Robinson, Albert Einstein and George Gershwin. Kaufmann's portrait of Gershwin is now held by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Kaufmann's pre-war paintings are in museums in Mulheim and Dusseldorf, Germany. Exhibitions include: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1947; one-man exhibition: Marie Sterner Gallery (solo); Stendahl Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California (solo); Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo); Domus Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1948 (solo); Feigl Gallery, 1949 (solo); Jewish Museum, New York, 1958; New... Read full biography
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An influential figure among avant-garde German artists, Arthur Kaufmann (1888-1971) was born in Mulheim, Germany and studied art in Europe. In the 1930s, he emigrated to the United States, where his career led him to paint portraits, landscapes and other works. His portraiture clients included such notables as Edward G. Robinson, Albert Einstein and George Gershwin. Kaufmann's portrait of Gershwin is now held by the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Kaufmann's pre-war paintings are in museums in Mulheim and Dusseldorf, Germany.
Exhibitions include: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1947; one-man exhibition: Marie Sterner Gallery (solo); Stendahl Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California (solo); Ministry of Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (solo); Domus Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1948 (solo); Feigl Gallery, 1949 (solo); Jewish Museum, New York, 1958; New School of Social Research, 1952; Düsseldorf, Germany, 1953 (retrospective); Mülheim, Germany, 1954, 1958 (retrospective); Tel-Aviv Museum, Israel, 1955. Award: Audubon Association.
Kaufmann was an honorary member of the Mülheim-Ruhr Art Society. He continued to Fortune Magazine. Works by him are in the collections of: New York City Medical Center (portrait); New School of Social Research, New York City; Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Duke University; & abroad.