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Joseph Levin

Joseph Levin (1894 - 1979) was active/lived in New York / France, Russian Federation.  Joseph Levin is known for Abstract painting.

Joseph Levin was an artist in New York and Paris, born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894 and died in New York in 1979.  His abstract paintings reflect the influence of the avant-garde movements of these great centers of art.  He was promoted by the famous French art critic George Waldemar who is noted for discovering Chaim Soutine.

While living in Russia, Levin was influenced by the pioneer Russian abstract painter Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935) who was first to exhibit abstract paintings in 1913 and published Nonobjective World in 1926 describing his Suprematist theories.  Malevich's influence on avante-garde artists was so important that some art historians claim without Malevich there would be no Marcel Duchamp.  In 1922, Levin traveled to China and exhibited his paintings in Peking and Tientzin, where Chinese calligraphy would influence his abstract works.

Prior to 1925, Levin moved to Paris, becoming part of the School of Paris Painters. This gr   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2124 characters.]  Artist bio

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