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Portrait of Isaac Grünewald

Jules Pascin1911

The Jewish Museum, New York

The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States

Born to a wealthy Sephardic family in the Balkans, Jules Pascin moved to Munich and then Paris to pursue a career as an artist. While in Paris, Pascin became associated with other Jewish artists, such as Amedeo Modigliani and Chaim Soutine, who lived in the Montparnasse district of the city. This portrait depicts Pascin's Swedish friend Isaac Grunewald (1889-1946), who was among the circle of foreign-born Jewish painters studying in Paris with Henri Matisse. Active in the world of stage design, Grunewald created scenery for productions at the Royal Dramatic Theatre, as well as ballet and opera sets for the Swedish Royal Opera.

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  • Title: Portrait of Isaac Grünewald
  • Creator: Jules Pascin
  • Date Created: 1911
  • Location: Paris, France, Europe
  • Physical Dimensions: 25 9/16 × 21 1/4 in. (64.9 × 54 cm)
  • Provenance: the artist. his lover, Lucy Krohg (by 1963); her son, Guy Krohg, Oslo (by 1964); [Parisian Gallery (probably Galerie Fanny Guillon-Lafaille) by 2000]; sold to Forum Gallery]; [Forum Gallery, New York, by 2001; sold to Slong and Midas Properties, Inc.]; Slong and Midas Properties, Inc., (2002 until 2005)
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
  • External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
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