Boris Deutsch, Jewish Family, 1968

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This artwork "Jewish Family" 1968 is an acrylic and ink on wove paper by noted Lithuanian artist Boris Deutsch, 1892-1978. … Read more This artwork "Jewish Family" 1968 is an acrylic and ink on wove paper by noted Lithuanian artist Boris Deutsch, 1892-1978. It is hand signed and dated at the lower left corner by the artist. The image size is 8 x 8.85 inches, apparent sheet size is 9.5 x 9 inches, framed size is 20.25 x 19.25 inches. Custom framed in a wooden gold/brown frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition.

About the artist:

Born in Lithuania, Deutsch (1892-1978) deserted from the Russian army at the beginning of World War I and fled the country. He studied art briefly in Latvia and for three years in various Berlin academies before immigrating to Seattle in 1916. Three years later he made his way to Los Angeles, where he became a successful commercial artist and worked for Paramount Pictures in the special effects department. He also taught advanced painting at Otis Art Institute for about six years.

During the early part of the Depression he worked for the federal Resettlement Project, traveling to various states to sketch workers being resettled onto farms. His paintings and painted ceramic plates and bowls often depict portraits of wispy females, plants and dancing forms.
During the late 1930s he did murals for the WPA including Hot Springs (NM) Post Office, Reedley (CA) Post Office, and 11 murals in the Los Angeles Terminal Annex Post Office. A modernist, he specialized in Jewish genre and figures; during the last decade of his life he experimented with monotypes and other printmaking. Deutsch died in Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 1978.

The work of Boris Deutsch is held in numerous collections and museums, including:

LACMA, 1926, 1929, 1941; USC, 1926; Calif. Art Club, 1929; Mills College (Oakland), 1929; Zeitlin Gallery (LA), 1929; Seattle Museum, 1930; San Diego FA Society, 1930; Denver Museum, 1931; CPLH, 1931; Portland (OR) Museum, 1931; Dallas Museum, 1932; Oakland Art Gallery, 1931, 1932, 1936, 1940; Stockton Museum, 1940; UCLA, 1942; Biltmore Salon (LA), 1945; Calif. WC Society, 1945; Scripps College, 1946. In: LACMA; MM; Orange Co. (CA) Museum; Carnegie Institute; NMAA; CPLH; Mills College, Smithsonian Art Museum, etc.Continue Reading See less