De Hirsh Margules
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De Hirsh Margules (1899–1965) was a Romanian-born American "abstract realist"[1] painter who crossed paths with many major American artistic and intellectual figures of the first half of the 20th century. Elaine de Kooning said that he was "[w]idely recognized as one of the most gifted and erudite watercolorists in the country".[2]The New York Times critic Howard Devree stated in 1938 that "Margules uses color in a breath-taking manner. A keen observer, he eliminates scrupulously without distortion of his material." Devree later called Margules "one of our most daring experimentalists in the medium"" [3]
De Hirsh Margules | |
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Born | Isaac Edward Cecil De Hirsh De Tannerier Gilmont Margules 1899 Iași, Romania |
Died | (1965-02-03)February 3, 1965 Greenwich Village, New York City, United States |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Painting, Poetry, Journalism |
Patron(s) | Alfred Stieglitz, Harrison D. Horblit |
Margules was also a well-known participant in the bohemian culture of New York City's Greenwich Village, where he was widely known as the "Baron" of Greenwich Village.[1] The New York Times described him as "one of Greenwich Village's best-known personalities"[4] and "one of the best known and most buoyant characters about Greenwich Village."[1]