Berman brothers (painters)
Eugène Berman (Russian: Евгений Густавович Берман; 4 November 1899,
Saint Petersburg, Russia – 14 December 1972, Rome) and his brother Leonid Berman (1896 – 1976[1]) were Russian Neo-romantic painters
and theater and opera designers.
Early years
Born in Russia, the Bermans studied art in Europe, before returning to begin their formal art education with the Russian realist painter P.S. Naumoff.Pavel Tchelitchev, Kristians Tonny and, later in America, their friend Muriel Streeter (wife of their art dealer Julien Levy).
Eugène's work was characterized by lonely landscapes featuring sculptural and architectural elements, often ruins, rendered in a
Julien Levy Gallery (as did Leonid after the war). Later, in the 1940s, Eugène settled in Los Angeles and married the actress Ona Munson,[2] while Leonid remained in New York and married the harpsichordist Sylvia Marlowe. In 1950 he exhibited at Instituto de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires. In 1950, Eugene Berman was elected into the National Academy of Design
as an Associate member, and became a full member in 1954.
Later years and death
In America, Eugène became well known as a
stage designer for ballet and opera. Following the suicide of his wife in 1955, he moved to Rome where Princess Doria-Pamphilj provided an apartment and studio for him in a wing of her palazzo on the via del Corso. In 1957 he was working with Sylvia Guirey on a new production for the Metropolitan Opera of Don Giovanni.[3] Berman continued to paint in Italy until his death in 1972.[2]
Leonid died in New York in 1976.
Works
- Sadler's Wells Ballet, London (1950).
Legacy
Eugene Berman's work can be found in a number of institutions, including:
- McNay Art Museum[4]
- Museum of Modern Art[5]
- Art Institute of Chicago[6]
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden[7]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eugene Berman.
- ^ "Leonid (Leonid Berman)". Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ a b c d Brand-Fisher, Sonia. "Eugene Berman". Caldwell Gallery Hudson.
- . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ McNay Art Museum (2014). "McNay Collection: Eugene Berman". Mcnayart.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ The Museum of Modern Art (2016). "MoMA Collection: Eugene Berman". MoMA.org. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ The Art Institute of Chicago (2016). "Collections: Berman, Eugene". Artic.edu. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (2016). "Collection Search: Eugene Berman". hirshhorn.si.edu. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
