alfred aberdam (1894-1963)
Born in Lviv in 1894.
During World War I, Aberdam was wounded and was held as a prisoner in Moscow.
In 1921 he entered Krakow Fine Art Academy where he studied under Professor Axentowicz.
He later lived and worked in Paris and was part of the École de Paris in Montparnasse.
He had his first one man show in 1929 and exhibited regularly at the Salon des Independants, the d’Automne and at the Tuileries.
From 1933 he belonged to a group of visual artists known as "Nowocze?ni" and in 1935 he took part in the exhibition of Polish artists in the Paris Galerie des Beaux-Arts.
During World War II, Aberdam, a Polish Jew, was forced to live in hiding.
Following the war he had solo exhibitions in Paris (1952), London (1961) and Tel-Aviv (1962). He died in 1963 in Paris.
In 1970 the Geneva Petit Palais arranged a retrospective exhibition of his art work.
His palate often includes dark greys and his traumatic emotional experiences living through both world wars are deeply felt through his paintings.
During World War I, Aberdam was wounded and was held as a prisoner in Moscow.
In 1921 he entered Krakow Fine Art Academy where he studied under Professor Axentowicz.
He later lived and worked in Paris and was part of the École de Paris in Montparnasse.
He had his first one man show in 1929 and exhibited regularly at the Salon des Independants, the d’Automne and at the Tuileries.
From 1933 he belonged to a group of visual artists known as "Nowocze?ni" and in 1935 he took part in the exhibition of Polish artists in the Paris Galerie des Beaux-Arts.
During World War II, Aberdam, a Polish Jew, was forced to live in hiding.
Following the war he had solo exhibitions in Paris (1952), London (1961) and Tel-Aviv (1962). He died in 1963 in Paris.
In 1970 the Geneva Petit Palais arranged a retrospective exhibition of his art work.
His palate often includes dark greys and his traumatic emotional experiences living through both world wars are deeply felt through his paintings.
