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Jennings Tofel BIOGRAPHY
1891 Tomaszow, Poland - 1959 New York City. Known for: Mod historical, symbolic and allegorical figure painting.
The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com. According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with... Read full biography
The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com. According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with its intensity, its mood of gravity, is one that only a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe could have... Read full biography
The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com. According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with its intensity, its mood of gravity, is one that only a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe could have created."[1] The works of Tofel often portray anonymous human figures that emphasize hands and facial expressions. His palette leans toward yellows, reds, blues, and greens. Little attention is paid... Read full biography
The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com. According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with its intensity, its mood of gravity, is one that only a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe could have created."[1] The works of Tofel often portray anonymous human figures that emphasize hands and facial expressions. His palette leans toward yellows, reds, blues, and greens. Little attention is paid to clothing or backgrounds. Count Antoni Adam Ostrowski invited Jewish weavers and entrepreneurs to settle in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in the 1820's. Jennings Tofel was born in this Polish town to a Jewish middle-class Jewish family on October 18, 1891 as... Read full biography
The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com. According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with its intensity, its mood of gravity, is one that only a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe could have created."[1] The works of Tofel often portray anonymous human figures that emphasize hands and facial expressions. His palette leans toward yellows, reds, blues, and greens. Little attention is paid to clothing or backgrounds. Count Antoni Adam Ostrowski invited Jewish weavers and entrepreneurs to settle in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in the 1820's. Jennings Tofel was born in this Polish town to a Jewish middle-class Jewish family on October 18, 1891 as Idel (Yehudah) Toflevicz. His father, Yakob Yosef Toflevicz (b. 1864) was a woman's dress tailor.&nb... Read full biography
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Isadore Tofel, Yehudah Tofel, Jennings Toflevicz
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The following biography was provided by Steven Wasser, whose source is www.AmericanJewishArt.com
According to art critic, Alfred Werner, "the pictorial world [Jennings Tofel] bequeathed to us, with its intensity, its mood of gravity, is one that only a Jewish refugee from Eastern Europe could have created."[1] The works of Tofel often portray anonymous human figures that emphasize hands and facial expressions. His palette leans toward yellows, reds, blues, and greens. Little attention is paid to clothing or backgrounds.
Count Antoni Adam Ostrowski invited Jewish weavers and entrepreneurs to settle in Tomaszów Mazowiecki in the 1820's. Jennings Tofel was born in this Polish town to a Jewish middle...But wait, there's more...
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