Sascha Blonder

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Sascha Blonder (Alexander Blonder, alias André Blondel; born May 27, 1909 in Tschortkiw ( Austria-Hungary ); died June 22, 1949 in Paris ) was a Polish painter of Jewish descent who worked in Paris.

Life

Sascha Blonder came to Paris for the first time in 1926. From 1930–1932 he studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris and 1932–1936 painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Teodor Axentowicz , Władysław Jarocki and Fryderyk Pautsch . He was a member of the left-wing student group "Grupa Krakowska" and took part in the exhibitions of this group from 1933 to 1937. In 1937 he came to Paris and worked there under the code name André Blondel. His worldview was shaped by communism. His works were first influenced by colorism , later he turned to abstract art and surrealism . He created still lifes, landscapes and figurative compositions. Some works were dedicated to Judaism. In 1939 he was called up to the Polish army in France, was released in 1940 and came to Toulouse. He spent World War II in France and managed to hide his ancestry. He lived in Carcassonne from 1943 to 1948 with his wife Louise Bonfils. In 1948 he came to Sceaux and then to Paris.

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personal data
SURNAME Blond, Sascha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blondel, André (pseudonym); Blondel, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Chortkiv
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1949
Place of death Paris