Abraham Mintchine

Abraham Mintchine (4 April 1898 25 April 1931) was one of the major painters associated to the artists' environment known as School of Paris. A Jewish painter, born in Kyiv, he immigrated to Paris in 1925. His known artwork was produced mostly while in Paris and la Garde, between 1926 and 1931.

Abraham Mintchine
Portrait of the Artist as a Harlequin
Born4 April 1898
Died25 April 1931
Paris
NationalityRussian
EducationKyiv Art College
Known forPierrot and Harlequin as subjects in paintings
StyleExpressionism,Cubism
MovementEcole de Paris
Patron(s)René Gimpel

He is famous for vibrant paintings where mysticism is also often present. His work can be related to expressionism, although as highlighted by Giovanni Testori, these categories which are convenient in art history are often too narrow to characterize painters like Mintchine.

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