Eugenie Baizerman Explained

Eugenie Baizerman
Birth Name:Eugenie Silverman
Birth Date:October 14, 1899
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Death Place:New York, New York
Nationality:American
Education:Grekov Odessa Art school, National Academy of Design
Field:Painting
Movement:Abstract Impressionism
Spouse:Saul Baizerman

Eugenie Baizerman (1899–1949) was an American artist.

Biography

Baizerman (née Silverman) was born on October 14, 1899, in Warsaw, Poland.[1] Her family subsequently moved to Russia (to Bessarabia and Odessa), where Baizerman studied at the Grekov Odessa Art school.[2]

In 1914, the family moved to New York City, where she continued her art studies at National Academy of Design and the Educational Alliance.[2] In 1920, she met fellow artist Saul Baizerman. The two married and had one child.[1]

Baizerman exhibited infrequently. She had two solo shows at the Artists Gallery, one in 1938 and one in 1950, which she did not live to see. She was included in an Artists Gallery show with her husband in 1948.[3]

Baizerman died on December 30, 1949, in New York City.[1]

Style

Baizerman style is based in Impressionism, but uses broader brushstrokes and bolder colors. She has been described as an Abstract Impressionist.[4] [5]

Legacy

The Krasner Gallery held a posthumous show of her work in 1964, and she was included in a show at the Zabriskie Gallery in 1988.[3] The Zabriskie held a retrospective in 2000.[6]

Her work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[7] the Whitney Museum of American Art[8] and the Museum of Modern Art.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baizerman, Eugenie, 1899-1949 . Social Networks and Archival Context . 21 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Eugenie Baizerman, (1899-1949) 20th Century . The Gallery UK . 21 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Eugenie Baizerman . Jewish Women's Archive . 21 January 2020.
  4. Book: Heller . Jules . Heller . Nancy G. . North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary . 2013 . Routledge . 978-1-135-63889-4 . en.
  5. Web site: Eugenie Baizerman . askART . 21 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Art Guide . The New York Times . 21 January 2020 . 21 July 2000.
  7. Web site: Fruit, 1934 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 21 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Eugenie Baizerman . Whitney Museum of American Art . 21 January 2020 . en.
  9. Web site: Eugenie Baizerman . The Museum of Modern Art . 21 January 2020 . en.