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Lerner
was born in Kiev in the 1890s, lived and became prominent in Rumania and
France before World War 2, then fled to Cuba with his wife where he lived
and painted from 1940 to 1943. He was rightly acclaimed as one of the greatest
colorists of the century. He lived in New York in near-seclusion until
1962, when he went to Tel Aviv where he died in 1963. Some of his works
are in Israeli museums and the Hirschhorn collection, but most are in private
hands. His style, though highly original and personal, has elements of
post-impressionism and Chagall. His main themes included landscapes, still
lifes, portraits, themes from Hassidic legends, and Jewish stetl scenes
from pre-war Russia.
For more information about
Solomon Lerner, please click here to download
an article describing his life and art, as well as the goals of the Mechner
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