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Alexandre Altmann    (Russian, 1885-1950)

 Alexandre Altmann - The Seine in Boulogne (Paintings) h: 33 x w: 40 in / h: 83.8 x w: 101.6 cm
Alexandre Altmann
The Seine in Boulogne
 
  

Biography
1885 Born in the village of Sobolevka near Kiev, Ukraine
1896 Ran away from his parents to Odessa
1903 Moved to Vienna
1908 First personal exhibition
1909 Moved to Paris
1903 - 1910 Participated in the V.Izdebski Salons in Russia
1910 Entered the Académie Julian. Participated in "Salon des Independents" in Paris
1912 Together with D. Vodgof and N. Aronson organized an exhibition of Russian art in Devambez gallery
1913 Two of the artist's landscapes were bought for the Luxemburg Palace Collection
1920 Participated in "Salon Tuillery" in Paris
1908 - 1922 Participated in Autumn Salons in Paris
1922 Disappeared from the art scene
1950 Died in Nemur (60 km away from Paris)

Literature
adine NIESZAWER ”Peintres juifs de l’Ecole de Paris 1905-1939” Editions Denoël Paris 2000
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