Nahum tschacbasov biography of michael
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"Unhappy Clown"
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated Titled verso. In good to very good condition. Unframed. Provenance: estate of the artist.
Nahum Tschacbasov Russian/American ( - )
Nahum Tschacbasov, the second oldest of nine children, is born in Baku, a town on the Caspian Sea, in Azerbaijan, Russia.
His father, Stephan, emigrates from Russia, settles in Chicago, and starts a printing business using a new family name, Licterman.
Tschacbasov, with his mother Sophie and brothers and sisters, joins his father in Chicago just as the financial crash causes the failure of his father&#;s business. Tschacbasov grows up in the Chicago slums.
He leaves school at the age of thirteen and takes a succession of jobs to help support the family. He attends night school for one year, studying electrical engineering.
He enlists in the Navy and serves as an electrician at Scapa Flow, off the northern
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Deportation
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Title:Deportation
Artist:Nahum Tschacbasov (American (born former Russian Empire, now Azerbaijan), Baku – New York, New York)
Date
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions × 48 in. ( × cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Gift of Samuel Sumner Goldberg,
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Inscription: Signed and dated (lower left): 36 / N Tschacbasov
the artist, New York (–at least ); Samuel Sumner Goldberg, New York (until ; his gift to MMA)
New York. Whitney Museum of American Art. "Third Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting," November 10–December 10, , no.
New York. The storstads- Museum of Art. "Artists for Victory: An Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," December 7, –February 22, , unnumbered cat. (p. 12).
Art Institute of Chicago. "The Fifty-Fourth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture," October 28–December 12, , no.
Colorado Springs F
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Photo Flash: Nahum Tschacbasov Retrospective Opens at National Arts Club
Southampton art dealer Arthur T. Kalaher presented a fascinating survey of the works of Russian-born painter and poet, Nahum Tschacbasov at the National Arts Club covering his work from the s until his death in This is the first important survey of his works in almost three decades. The exhibition which runs until June 16 is presented in conjunction with the 11th Annual Russian Heritage month sponsored by the Russian American Foundation in cooperation with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York Post. Scroll down for photos from the opening and examples of Tschacbasov's artwork!
A major figure on New York's art scene in the s through the s, Tschacbasov's works are in the collections of such prominent museums as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Hirshorn at the Smithsonian in Washington. Many of the w