Boris Taslitzky
Boris Taslitzky (born November 30, 1911 in Paris , † December 9, 2005 ibid) was a French painter and a representative of socialist realism .
Life
Taslitzky was born in Paris to Russian Jewish emigrants . He lived in Paris until 1941, where he studied at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts . He was a student of Jacques Lipchitz .
Politically, he was involved in the Maison de la Culture Yiddish . As an active member of the Resistance , he was arrested and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp on August 5, 1944, on one of the last transports . Taslitzky also drew in the camp, and much of this work has been preserved. He survived his imprisonment and then worked in Paris as a teacher at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs .
Taslitzky was a representative of socialist realism. He became known in particular for his portraits, which he drew on stolen SS writing paper at the risk of his life as prisoner 69 022 in the Buchenwald concentration camp (see exhibition ). His works are exhibited in all major galleries. However, he was largely ignored by the art scene in France. Taslitzky did not follow the great trend towards the abstract in the 20th century and remained stuck to his artistic roots.
Boris Taslitzky was a close friend of the painters Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti and the writer Louis Aragon .
exhibition
- Buchenwald - l'arme du dessin (The weapon of drawing). Exhibition in 2006 at the Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme in Paris.
Web links
- Homepage of Boris Taslitzky
- Entry in artfacts.net
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taslitzky, Boris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 2005 |
| Place of death | Paris |