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Boris Taslitzky

January 01, 1970

Boris Taslitzky, sometimes Boris Tazlitsky (September 30, 1911 – December 9, 2005), was a French painter with left-wing sympathies, best known for his figurative depictions of some difficult moments in the history of the twentieth century. His work is considered as representative of Socialist realism in art in France.

Portrait of Boris Tazlitsky - 1930 by Amrita Sher-Gil, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

Biography edit

Boris Taslitzky was born in Paris to Jewish parents who had emigrated to France from Russia after the failure of the 1905 Russian Revolution.[1] His father, an engineer, died during World War I and Boris became a ward of the nation. He began painting at the age of fifteen and attended the academies of Montparnasse, went to the Louvre museum and copied grand masters such as Rubens, Delacroix, Géricault and Courbet.[2] In 1928, he entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris studying with Lucien Simon, Jacques Lipchitz and Jean Lurçat for tapestry.[3]

In 1935 he joined the French Communist Party and also acted in artistic organizations.[4]

In 1936 he supported the Popular Front and its cultural policies. Some of his paintings depicted the miners involved in the 1936 strikes.[5]

He also traveled to Spain during the Spanish Civil War and in 1937 at the International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Modern Life, alongside the Guernica by Pablo Picasso, he exhibited a painting titled The Telegram, tribute to García Lorca.[6]

With the advent of World War II, he was drafted into the army in August 1939. He was captured in June 1940, but managed to escape in August and became involved in the resistance movement with the National Front active during the Occupation of France by Germany.

Arrested by the special brigades[7] in November 1941, sentenced to two years in prison, he was transferred to the prisons of Riom and Mauzac, then to the Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe camp where he painted frescoes on the walls of some of the cells and in the chapel.[8] On the last day of July 1944, he was deported in one of the last transports to Buchenwald where he managed to do some pencil drawings that bear witness to the life in the camps. His sketches were made on stolen German paper. He created portraits of fellow prisoners.[9]

His mother was taken in the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup and died on the way to Auschwitz.

In 1946, after the war, Louis Aragon published a hundred of his drawings of Buchenwald. Taslitzky started lecturing at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, became Secretary General of "the Union des arts plastiques" and, the same year, was awarded the Blumenthal Prize for painting.[7]

In 1945, after his release, to commemorate the death at Auschwitz of the wife of Laurent Casanova, a French Communist party official, he painted The Death of Danielle Casanova, in the form of a secular Pietà rendering.[10]

At the 1951 Salon d'Automne, Riposte, a depiction of striking dockers in Marseille refusing to load weapons destined for the war in Indochina, was removed by the police.[11] In 1952 he traveled to Algeria, then still a French colony, to make paintings exposing the poor conditions under which people lived and to denounce colonialism.

His art included works on the First Indochina War, the Vietnam War, the coup d'état that took Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973, Apartheid in South Africa and the Zaire events.

Already decorated with the 1939–1945 war cross and the military medal, he was awarded Knighthood in the Legion of Honor in 1997 with the title of "Resistance and Deportation".[12]

His work, often labeled as representative of Socialist realism in art, is a free interpretation of the genre.[13] His life was marked by the great upheavals of the twentieth century and his artistic and political commitments denote his awareness and sense of responsibility as an artist.[14]

Death edit

 
Plaque Boris Taslitzky, 5 rue Racine, Paris 6e

Taslitzky died on December 9, 2005, in Paris.

Collections edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dalmia, pp. 40-41
  2. ^ (fr) Miroirs, BORIS TASLITZKY 2013-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Mheu.org
  4. ^ Oxford reference
  5. ^ Tate.org.uk, Taslitzky The strikes of June 1936
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  7. ^ a b Buchenwald.de, "The real adventure of my life was not Buchenwald, but painting." 2020-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Obituary, Telegraph.co.uk, 23 Dec. 2005.
  9. ^ University of Cambridge.
  10. ^ Tate.org Study for the death of Danielle Casanova
  11. ^ Postwar hausderkunst.de
  12. ^ Glenn Sujo, in Legacies of Silence: The Visual Arts and Holocaust Memory via Google books
  13. ^ Tate.org, Art terms
  14. ^ Portal ehri Project.eu
  15. ^ Centre Pompidou
  16. ^ MAM.Paris, Collections
  17. ^ Collections, Le four électrique
  18. ^ Collections, Le Délégué
  19. ^ Tate.org

Bibliography edit

External links edit

  • Boris Taslitzky official site

January 01, 1970
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Boris Taslitzky sometimes Boris Tazlitsky September 30 1911 December 9 2005 was a French painter with left wing sympathies best known for his figurative depictions of some difficult moments in the history of the twentieth century His work is considered as representative of Socialist realism in art in France Portrait of Boris Tazlitsky 1930 by Amrita Sher Gil National Gallery of Modern Art New Delhi Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 Collections 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksBiography editBoris Taslitzky was born in Paris to Jewish parents who had emigrated to France from Russia after the failure of the 1905 Russian Revolution 1 His father an engineer died during World War I and Boris became a ward of the nation He began painting at the age of fifteen and attended the academies of Montparnasse went to the Louvre museum and copied grand masters such as Rubens Delacroix Gericault and Courbet 2 In 1928 he entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris studying with Lucien Simon Jacques Lipchitz and Jean Lurcat for tapestry 3 In 1935 he joined the French Communist Party and also acted in artistic organizations 4 In 1936 he supported the Popular Front and its cultural policies Some of his paintings depicted the miners involved in the 1936 strikes 5 He also traveled to Spain during the Spanish Civil War and in 1937 at the International Exhibition of Art and Technology in Modern Life alongside the Guernica by Pablo Picasso he exhibited a painting titled The Telegram tribute to Garcia Lorca 6 With the advent of World War II he was drafted into the army in August 1939 He was captured in June 1940 but managed to escape in August and became involved in the resistance movement with the National Front active during the Occupation of France by Germany Arrested by the special brigades 7 in November 1941 sentenced to two years in prison he was transferred to the prisons of Riom and Mauzac then to the Saint Sulpice la Pointe camp where he painted frescoes on the walls of some of the cells and in the chapel 8 On the last day of July 1944 he was deported in one of the last transports to Buchenwald where he managed to do some pencil drawings that bear witness to the life in the camps His sketches were made on stolen German paper He created portraits of fellow prisoners 9 His mother was taken in the Vel d Hiv Roundup and died on the way to Auschwitz In 1946 after the war Louis Aragon published a hundred of his drawings of Buchenwald Taslitzky started lecturing at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs became Secretary General of the Union des arts plastiques and the same year was awarded the Blumenthal Prize for painting 7 In 1945 after his release to commemorate the death at Auschwitz of the wife of Laurent Casanova a French Communist party official he painted The Death of Danielle Casanova in the form of a secular Pieta rendering 10 At the 1951 Salon d Automne Riposte a depiction of striking dockers in Marseille refusing to load weapons destined for the war in Indochina was removed by the police 11 In 1952 he traveled to Algeria then still a French colony to make paintings exposing the poor conditions under which people lived and to denounce colonialism His art included works on the First Indochina War the Vietnam War the coup d etat that took Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile in 1973 Apartheid in South Africa and the Zaire events Already decorated with the 1939 1945 war cross and the military medal he was awarded Knighthood in the Legion of Honor in 1997 with the title of Resistance and Deportation 12 His work often labeled as representative of Socialist realism in art is a free interpretation of the genre 13 His life was marked by the great upheavals of the twentieth century and his artistic and political commitments denote his awareness and sense of responsibility as an artist 14 Death edit nbsp Plaque Boris Taslitzky 5 rue Racine Paris 6e Taslitzky died on December 9 2005 in Paris Collections editMusee National d Art Moderne Paris 15 Pushkin Museum Moscow 3 Musee d Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 16 Cite nationale de l histoire de l immigration 17 18 Tate gallery London Les Greves de juin 1936 1936 La mort de Danielle Casanova study 1949 Riposte 1951 19 See also editYoung Man with ApplesReferences edit Dalmia pp 40 41 fr Miroirs BORIS TASLITZKY Archived 2013 07 13 at the Wayback Machine a b Mheu org Oxford reference Tate org uk Taslitzky The strikes of June 1936 Benezit Dictionary of Artists Archived from the original on 2017 07 29 Retrieved 2017 07 23 a b Buchenwald de The real adventure of my life was not Buchenwald but painting Archived 2020 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Obituary Telegraph co uk 23 Dec 2005 University of Cambridge Tate org Study for the death of Danielle Casanova Postwar hausderkunst de Glenn Sujo in Legacies of Silence The Visual Arts and Holocaust Memory via Google books Tate org Art terms Portal ehri Project eu Centre Pompidou MAM Paris Collections Collections Le four electrique Collections Le Delegue Tate orgBibliography editDalmia Yashodhara 2013 Amrita Sher Gil A Life Gurugram Penguin Books ISBN 978 0 14 342026 2 External links editBoris Taslitzky official site Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Visual arts nbsp France Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boris Taslitzky amp oldid 1202819337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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