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1926 Jaroslav, Galicia, Poland - 2003 Kibbutz Lohamel Hagetaot, Israel. Known for: Abstract, non-objective painting.
A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only... Read full biography
A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only member of his family to survive. In 1948, he settled permanently in Israel where he helped establish... Read full biography
A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only member of his family to survive. In 1948, he settled permanently in Israel where he helped establish the country, especially Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot (Ghetto Fighters' Kibbutz) where he lived, worked, and is buried. He died at age 77, survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son. Of his work, much... Read full biography
A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only member of his family to survive. In 1948, he settled permanently in Israel where he helped establish the country, especially Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot (Ghetto Fighters' Kibbutz) where he lived, worked, and is buried. He died at age 77, survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son. Of his work, much influenced by his World War II imprisonment, he said: "First I put in emotion and expression. Then I cover it up. Then I put in silence.". Exhibitions of his work were held at Paris' Musee National d'Art Moderne; the International Art Fair in Basel,... Read full biography
A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only member of his family to survive. In 1948, he settled permanently in Israel where he helped establish the country, especially Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot (Ghetto Fighters' Kibbutz) where he lived, worked, and is buried. He died at age 77, survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son. Of his work, much influenced by his World War II imprisonment, he said: "First I put in emotion and expression. Then I cover it up. Then I put in silence.". Exhibitions of his work were held at Paris' Musee National d'Art Moderne; the International Art Fair in Basel, Switzerland; and the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In... Read full biography
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A Holocaust survivor known for gestural abstract paintings, Moshe Kupferman was born in Jaroslav, Poland, and during World War II, spent time in Ural and Kazakhstan internment camps. He was the only member of his family to survive.
In 1948, he settled permanently in Israel where he helped establish the country, especially Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot (Ghetto Fighters' Kibbutz) where he lived, worked, and is buried. He died at age 77, survived by a wife, three daughters, and a son.
Of his work, much influenced by his World War II imprisonment, he said: "First I put in emotion and expression. Then I cover it up. Then I put in silence."
Exhibitions of his work were held at Paris' Musee Nati...But wait, there's more...
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