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1927 Nowy-Sacz, Poland - 1977. Known for: Expressionist painting, linoleum cuts.
Born in Poland in 1927 with the name of Pinchas Burstein, Maryan, became a modernist artist whose work reflected the nightmarish existence he led as a Jew during his formative years. "He has... Read full biography
Born in Poland in 1927 with the name of Pinchas Burstein, Maryan, became a modernist artist whose work reflected the nightmarish existence he led as a Jew during his formative years. "He has succeeded in making his grim autobiography into art." (Glueck) At age 12, he was arrested with his family... Read full biography
Born in Poland in 1927 with the name of Pinchas Burstein, Maryan, became a modernist artist whose work reflected the nightmarish existence he led as a Jew during his formative years. "He has succeeded in making his grim autobiography into art." (Glueck) At age 12, he was arrested with his family and spent the nex six years at Auschwitz concentration camp. During that period, he had a leg amputated. However, he lived and was liberated in 1945, when the Russians came through, but the rest of his... Read full biography
Born in Poland in 1927 with the name of Pinchas Burstein, Maryan, became a modernist artist whose work reflected the nightmarish existence he led as a Jew during his formative years. "He has succeeded in making his grim autobiography into art." (Glueck) At age 12, he was arrested with his family and spent the nex six years at Auschwitz concentration camp. During that period, he had a leg amputated. However, he lived and was liberated in 1945, when the Russians came through, but the rest of his family, including his father who was a baker, had died. After the war, he studied in Jerusalem, and in 1950 moved to Paris, where he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He settled in New York City in 1962, living in the 1970s at 301 East 63rd... Read full biography
Born in Poland in 1927 with the name of Pinchas Burstein, Maryan, became a modernist artist whose work reflected the nightmarish existence he led as a Jew during his formative years. "He has succeeded in making his grim autobiography into art." (Glueck) At age 12, he was arrested with his family and spent the nex six years at Auschwitz concentration camp. During that period, he had a leg amputated. However, he lived and was liberated in 1945, when the Russians came through, but the rest of his family, including his father who was a baker, had died. After the war, he studied in Jerusalem, and in 1950 moved to Paris, where he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He settled in New York City in 1962, living in the 1970s at 301 East 63rd Street. Much of his artwork, likely reflecting his experiences in the concentration camps, is "b... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Charcoal
- •Colored Pencil
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Linoleum Cut Block, Linocut
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
Art School
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition