Chaïm Soutine
Expressionist painter of the School of Paris, known for carcass paintings.
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Chaïm Soutine was a French painter of Belarusian-Jewish origin who contributed to the Expressionist movement as part of the School of Paris.[1] He died on 9 August 1943 in Paris.[1] Chaïm Soutine's birth date was 13 January 1893, and he was born in Smilavichy, which was then part of the Minsk Governorate within the Russian Empire.[1][2]
Quick Facts
- Birth name
- Chaim-Itzke Solomonovich Sutin (Хаим-Ицке Соломонович Сутин)
- Born
- 13 January 1893
- Birthplace
- Smilavichy, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus)
- Died
- 9 August 1943
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Field
- Painting
- Movement
- École de Paris, Expressionism
- Patrons
- Albert C. Barnes, Léopold Zborowski
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
Soutine was the 10th of 11 children born to Zalman Moiseevich Sutin and Sarah Sutina.[2] In 1913 he emigrated to Paris with friends Pinchus Krémègne and Michel Kikoine.[2] Soutine lived for several years in Le Midi, including in Céret from 1919.[3] Soutine painted 10 works in the carcass series, which became his most well-known.[4]
His art education from 1910 to 1913 took place at a small academy in Vilnius.[2] During his time in Montparnasse, Soutine and his companions temporarily resided at La Ruche, a low-cost housing complex for impoverished artists.[5] On a door of Léopold Zborowski's apartment in 1917, Modigliani created the most renowned of his several portraits of Soutine.[6] The period from 1920 to 1922 saw Soutine produce approximately 200 paintings while in Céret.[7]
To paint it, Soutine kept an animal carcass in his workspace, which caused alarm among his neighbors.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Bureau d’art Ecole de Paris account states Soutine's family received a twenty-five ruble compensation from the justice system, enabling him to leave Smilovichi.[8] In 1914 Soutine wished to join the army but was not enlisted due to poor health.[8] Modigliani introduced Soutine to dealer Léopold Zborowski in 1916 at 3 rue Joseph-Bara.[8] Paul Guillaume stated that Barnes’ purchases ensured Soutine’s first success.[8]
The Musée d'art moderne de Ceret notes that Soutine lived in casots, small sheds in fields, at the start of his stay in Céret.[9] The same source records that in 1923 Dr. Barnes discovered Soutine's work at Paul Guillaume's gallery and bought several canvases painted in Céret.[9] Norman Kleeblatt's Hyperallergic article observes that Soutine's biography is surrounded by legend and that little documentation exists.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Getty Research Institute: Union List of Artist Names Online. Retrieved 20 June 2020. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: By Norman Kleeblatt, September 14, 2018, Hyperallergic; "Sarah Sutina", geni_family_tree; "Salomon Sutin", geni_family_tree; Giraudon, Colette (2003). "Soutine, Chaïm". Grove Art Online. (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nicoïdski 1993, <abbr>p.</abbr> 114–115. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wullschlager, "Chagall - Love and Exile", Allen Lane, 2008, p. 154 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Parmi ceux que fréquentaient le plus les artistes du temps subsistent toujours La Closerie des Lilas, Le Dôme, La Rotonde. (FR) (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kleeblatt et al., 101 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Chaïm Soutine" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: .; Connaissance des Arts, « Repères chronologiques », SFPA, hors-série No. 341, 2007, .; . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Chaim SOUTINE", Bureau d’art Ecole de Paris, 2019-01-04. facts only, no text reused. ecoledeparis.org
- "Chaïm Soutine", Musée d'art moderne de Ceret. facts only, no text reused. musee-ceret.com
- By Norman Kleeblatt, September 14, 2018, Hyperallergic. facts only, no text reused. hyperallergic.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Chaïm Soutine (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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