Sacha Kolin (9 May 1911 (Paris, France) – 14 February 1981 (New York City, United States)) was a French-born painter. She lived in Austria and other countries for several years before settling in the United States.
Kolin was born in Paris to UkrainianJews Julius and Malwina Kolin.[1] She spent parts of her early life in Argentina and Hungary before her parents settled in Vienna.[2] Kolin trained at Vienna's School of Arts and Crafts and the Academy of Fine Arts [3] before moving to Paris in 1933 to study under Naoum Lvovich Aronson.[4] She exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1934 to 1936.[5]
Concerned with Nazi persecution of Jews in nearby Germany,[6] Kolin's family emigrated to the United States in 1936[7] and settled in New York City. The family were well-to-do, and chose prestigious Manhattan residences such as Essex House and the Esplanade.[8] Kolin soon began exhibiting her art at venues including Rockefeller Center and the 1940 World's Fair.[9]
In the 1970s, Kolin was an avid participant in third-party donations to museums encouraged by the Tax Reform Act of 1969. She would convince a museum curator to provide a letter indicating that the museum would like to add her artwork to its collection. She would then sell a painting at a discount to a wealthy collector. The collector would donate the painting to the museum, receiving a tax deduction for the market value of the painting.[10] After Kolin's death, several artists and collectors were prosecuted for this scam.[citation needed]
Kolin had expensive tastes in food and fashion,[11] and in her later life, when her artwork failed to sell consistently, she fell into debt, borrowing money to feed her pricey habits, or trading artwork for goods.[12] She produced and distributed so much artwork in this fashion that the value of her work dropped. With the landlords of successive grand apartments, Kolin bartered artwork for rent, and with her two large dogs turned at least one dwelling into a squalid mess.[13]
Kolin was a longtime friend of artist Ray Johnson and an early member of his New York Correspondance School.[14]
Sacha Kolin website, designed by Christian Marc Schmidt and maintained by Kolin's biographer Lisa Thaler
"Framing History: Sacha Kolin in the Rose Art Museum's Permanent Collection"
"Sacha Kolin: Lives of an Unknown Artist, by John Perreault, Artopia
April 12, 2024
sacha, kolin, 1911, paris, france, february, 1981, york, city, united, states, french, born, painter, lived, austria, other, countries, several, years, before, settling, united, states, born, 1911, 1911paris, francedied14, february, 1981, 1981, aged, york, cit. Sacha Kolin 9 May 1911 Paris France 14 February 1981 New York City United States was a French born painter She lived in Austria and other countries for several years before settling in the United States Sacha KolinBorn 1911 05 09 9 May 1911Paris FranceDied14 February 1981 1981 02 14 aged 69 New York City United States Contents 1 Life and work 2 Art 2 1 Sources 2 2 Footnotes 3 External linksLife and work editKolin was born in Paris to Ukrainian Jews Julius and Malwina Kolin 1 She spent parts of her early life in Argentina and Hungary before her parents settled in Vienna 2 Kolin trained at Vienna s School of Arts and Crafts and the Academy of Fine Arts 3 before moving to Paris in 1933 to study under Naoum Lvovich Aronson 4 She exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1934 to 1936 5 Concerned with Nazi persecution of Jews in nearby Germany 6 Kolin s family emigrated to the United States in 1936 7 and settled in New York City The family were well to do and chose prestigious Manhattan residences such as Essex House and the Esplanade 8 Kolin soon began exhibiting her art at venues including Rockefeller Center and the 1940 World s Fair 9 In the 1970s Kolin was an avid participant in third party donations to museums encouraged by the Tax Reform Act of 1969 She would convince a museum curator to provide a letter indicating that the museum would like to add her artwork to its collection She would then sell a painting at a discount to a wealthy collector The collector would donate the painting to the museum receiving a tax deduction for the market value of the painting 10 After Kolin s death several artists and collectors were prosecuted for this scam citation needed Kolin had expensive tastes in food and fashion 11 and in her later life when her artwork failed to sell consistently she fell into debt borrowing money to feed her pricey habits or trading artwork for goods 12 She produced and distributed so much artwork in this fashion that the value of her work dropped With the landlords of successive grand apartments Kolin bartered artwork for rent and with her two large dogs turned at least one dwelling into a squalid mess 13 Kolin was a longtime friend of artist Ray Johnson and an early member of his New York Correspondance School 14 Art editKolin s artwork has been exhibited at the New York World s Fair the Brooklyn Museum the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Whitney Museum of American Art among numerous other venues 15 and her art is in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum among others 16 She produced abstract paintings and aeronautically inspired Minimalist sculpture Sources edit Thaler Lisa 2008 Look Up The Life and Art of Sacha Kolin New York NY Midmarch Arts Press p 22 ISBN 978 1 877675 68 3 Footnotes edit Thaler Thaler pp 28 33 Thaler p 34 Thaler p 35 Thaler p 37 Thaler pp 37 38 Thaler pp 67 68 Thaler pp 68 69 Thaler p 80 Thaler p 215 Thaler p 263 Thaler pp 266 267 Thaler pp 274 275 Thaler p 219 Thaler p 355 Thaler pp 357 358External links editSacha Kolin website designed by Christian Marc Schmidt and maintained by Kolin s biographer Lisa Thaler Framing History Sacha Kolin in the Rose Art Museum s Permanent Collection Sacha Kolin Lives of an Unknown Artist by John Perreault Artopia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sacha Kolin amp oldid 1167502664, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
