Lot #115 - Joseph Biel, 1891-1943 (Poland/USA)
Joseph Biel, 1891-1943 (Poland/USA)
Estimate: 1 300 - 2 000 £
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Lot Description
Joseph Biel (1891-1943) Russia/Belarus/Poland/France/Australia/USA
Worker at the port, c.1920-30s
Oil on canvas, size 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 inches)
Frame dimensions 65 x 90 cm (25 2/3 x 35 1/2 inches)
Signed lower right
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in Melbourne. Upon his arrival in the United States he studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League. On November 24, 1931 he married artist Lena Gurr. They lived in Brooklyn and also spent time in Cape Cod. Their paintings were reflections of their environment. Biel died of a heart attack in April, 1943. Lena Gurr survived him and lived to 1992.
Worker at the port, c.1920-30s
Oil on canvas, size 51 x 76 cm (20 x 30 inches)
Frame dimensions 65 x 90 cm (25 2/3 x 35 1/2 inches)
Signed lower right
Joseph Biel, painter and photographer, was born in Grodno, Poland (later Russia) on October 27, 1891 where he witnessed a pogrom. He studied at the Russian Academy in Paris, and at the Workman's College in Melbourne, Australia. While living in Melbourne he established the first Jewish library in Melbourne. Upon his arrival in the United States he studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League. On November 24, 1931 he married artist Lena Gurr. They lived in Brooklyn and also spent time in Cape Cod. Their paintings were reflections of their environment. Biel died of a heart attack in April, 1943. Lena Gurr survived him and lived to 1992.
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Good condition.
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