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1896 Minsk, Russia - 1974 Nyack, New York. Known for: Painter-surreal-real view-figure, still life.
Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss... Read full biography
Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style... Read full biography
Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. By 1940, he was focusing on figural studies. Today Kantor's work can be found in such institutions... Read full biography
Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. By 1940, he was focusing on figural studies. Today Kantor's work can be found in such institutions as: the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source:. Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art... Read full biography
Morris Kantor was born in Minsk, Russia in 1896, and moved to New York in 1906. Early in his career he experimented with Futurism and Cubism. In 1916 he studied landscape painting with Homer Boss (1882-1956). In 1928, after returning to New York City from a year in Paris, Kantor developed a style in which he combined Realism with Fantasy, often taking the streets of New York as his subject matter. By 1940, he was focusing on figural studies. Today Kantor's work can be found in such institutions as: the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; the Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Art Institute of Chicago; and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Source:. Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Cubism, Cubist
- •Futurism
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •American Scene
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •Russia
Art Association
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Homer Boss
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Frank Logan Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts