Favorite Artists: Chaim Soutine

Chaim Soutine is another of my favorite Jewish artists. Born in Russia in 1893, he emigrated to France in 1913 and took up residence in Montparnasse. His best friend was Amedeo Modigliani, the Italian artist who had reached Paris seven years earlkier. A poor struggling artist obsessed with form and color, Soutine horrified his neighbors keeping a dead animal carcass in his studio so he could paint it. He remained relatively unknown until 1923, when an American visited his studio and bought 60 of his paintings. Soutine died in August of 1943 of a perforated ulcer.

[@leoroar69]

Thanks for the introduction. I had never seen much of Soutine's work. This post rocks!!!!!!!

[@jpapare]

It is so seldom one sees a Soutine. I saw one or two at the Norton Museum in Palm Beach a long time ago. He is just so wonderful. All of the friends to whom I forwarded your slide show love it.

[@jesussobrinho6234]

Gostei muito. Não conhecia a obra do Soutine. Apenas uns três trabalhos. Acho que ele tem um estilo espontâneo!

[@rodrigo4439]

BRAVO

[@Akawette]

bingo, i have the title of the song, it played in Allen's VCB, it's called Granada & the version i know is played by Emilio De Benito (: great vid, i love Soutine, one of my faves ! Cheers everyone ^^

[@susanaredin5697]

ME ENCANTA SU MIRADA Y EXPRESION PLASTICA

[@trinitaterion]

Even if his work is ^deformed^ he managed to have it tied with reality, and its alive.
After him many many tried to do do same and failed. (and made much more money than he ever made).

[@DONPRUPRU]

cual es el titulo de la musica?

[@claudiareed6702]

The "deformations" would seem to testify to the poverty and oppression suffered by the Jews in the ghettos of Eastern Europe - as well as to their strength and endurance.

[@giannifois418]

Non so se sia un'interpretazione corretta, però la trovo davvero interessante.