Pinchas Burstein
Pinchas Burstein , known as Maryan , (born January 1, 1927 in Nowy Sącz , Lesser Poland , † June 15, 1977 in New York City ) was a Polish painter .
Life
During the Second World War , Burstein and his family were deported to Auschwitz . He survived the Nazi era as one of his family. After the liberation he emigrated to Jerusalem and began studying graphic design. He lost a leg in an accident. In 1950 Burstein moved to Paris and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts . In 1962 he settled in New York and took American citizenship. From this time he began to sign his works with the pseudonym Maryan or Maryan S. Maryan . In 1977 Burstein died of a heart attack in New York . He found his final resting place in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.
Exhibitions
(according to Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York)
- Museum of Modern Art , New York
- Musee National d'Art Moderne Center George Pompidou , Paris
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- The Museum of Contemporary Art , Chicago
- Smithsonian Institution , Washington, DC
Works (selection)
- 1962–1972 Personnage de la Napoléon cycle
Web links
- Literature by and about Pinchas Burstein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burstein, pinchas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maryan (pseudonym); Maryan, Maryan S. (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nowy Sącz , Województwo krakowskie , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 15, 1977 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , USA |