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Waldemar George

Waldemar George
Waldemar George, painted by Joseph Terdjan 1962
Born(1893-01-10)10 January 1893
Łódź, Poland, Russian Empire
Died27 October 1970(1970-10-27) (aged 77)
NationalityFrench
Alma materArt critique, writer
OccupationArt historian

Waldemar George (10 January 1893 – 27 October 1970) was a Polish-born art historian and critic active primarily in France.[1] Born Jerzy Waldemar Jarociński to Jewish parents. He originally had a passport issued by the Russian Empire, but gained naturalised French citizenship after serving in the French Army during the First World War.[2][3]

He was active in the promotion of many artists of the School Of Paris. Frequently critiquing and writing of these artists which include Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine, Isaac Frenkel and others.[4][5][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Waldemar-George (1893-1970)". data.bnf.fr. Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ressource «Waldemar-George (1893-1970)". Mnesys (in French). Institut Mémoires de l'édition contemporaine. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b Affron, Matthew (2022-02-08), "Waldemar George: A Parisian Art Critic on Modernism and Fascism", Waldemar George: A Parisian Art Critic on Modernism and Fascism, Princeton University Press, pp. 171–204, doi:10.1515/9780691241968-009/html, ISBN 978-0-691-24196-8, retrieved 2023-10-31
  4. ^ "Waldemar-George (1893-1970)". Institut Mémoires de l’édition contemporaine (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ Chevrefils Desbiolles, Yves (April 2021). "Waldemar-George et l'École de Paris. De l'éloge à l'injure, de l'injure à l'oubli". Les leçons de l'École de Paris. Paris, France: Pascale Samuel, Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme (mahJ).


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