Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Pinchus Kremegne.
Pinchus Kremegne BIOGRAPHY
1890 Zhaludak, Russia - 1981 Ceret, France. Known for: Still life, figure, landscape and nude figure painting, sculpture, lithography.
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine.... Read full biography
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine. He studied sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Art. He became a target of the pogroms because he... Read full biography
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine. He studied sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Art. He became a target of the pogroms because he was a Jew and fled to Paris in 1912. In Paris, Kremegne joined the group of painters of Montparnasse and soon became one of the respected residents of La Ruche. In 1915, he gave up sculpture in order to... Read full biography
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine. He studied sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Art. He became a target of the pogroms because he was a Jew and fled to Paris in 1912. In Paris, Kremegne joined the group of painters of Montparnasse and soon became one of the respected residents of La Ruche. In 1915, he gave up sculpture in order to dedicate himself to painting. It was he who encouraged Soutine to come to Paris. Kremegne left Paris to live in a small town in the Pyrenees called Ceret, a village a little inland from Collioure, which attracted other painters such as Soutine.... Read full biography
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine. He studied sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Art. He became a target of the pogroms because he was a Jew and fled to Paris in 1912. In Paris, Kremegne joined the group of painters of Montparnasse and soon became one of the respected residents of La Ruche. In 1915, he gave up sculpture in order to dedicate himself to painting. It was he who encouraged Soutine to come to Paris. Kremegne left Paris to live in a small town in the Pyrenees called Ceret, a village a little inland from Collioure, which attracted other painters such as Soutine. Although Soutine did not like the town very much, he completed many paintings there over a couple of years. He never settled but his... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Pinchus Kremegne ((1890 - 1981)), known for Still life, figure, landscape and nude figure painting, sculpture, lithography. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Pinchus Kremegne - Artist Info
About Pinchus Kremegne
Name variants
Pinkchus Krenegne
Biography
Pinchus Kremegne was a Litvak-French artist, primarily known as a sculptor, painter and lithographer. He was a native of Zhaludak near Lida, and was a friend of both Chaim Soutine and Michel Kikoine. He studied sculpture at the Vilnius Academy of Art. He became a target of the pogroms because he was a Jew and fled to Paris in 1912.
In Paris, Kremegne joined the group of painters of Montparnasse and soon became one of the respected residents of La Ruche. In 1915, he gave up sculpture in order to dedicate himself to painting. It was he who encouraged Soutine to come to Paris.
Kremegne left Paris to live in a small town in the Pyrenees called Ceret, a village a little inland from Collioure, which attracted other painters ...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 2,095 of 2,848 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.