Georges Goldkorn, View of the Village, 20th Century, Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed

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Georges Goldkorn was born in the village of Szyglovice in Poland in 1905 and died in Paris in 1977. Georges … Read more Georges Goldkorn was born in the village of Szyglovice in Poland in 1905 and died in Paris in 1977. Georges Goldkorn grew up in a Hasidic family and studied the Jewish religion until the age of fifteen. After graduating from high school, on the advice of the expressionist painter Henryk Gottlieb, he went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, despite his parents' opposition. In 1927, the young Goldkorn entered the Royal Academy of Brussels. A year later, he followed Isidor Opsomer and Rik Wooters to the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. In 1940, during the Nazi invasion of Belgium, he went into exile in France, where he settled permanently. Painting in good condition. Oil on canvas. Gilded frame. Signed in the lower right corner. Dimensions: height 59 cm, width 71 cm. See less