Chaïm Soutine

Chaïm Soutine (1893-1943), the unconventional and controversial painter of Belorussian origin, combines influences of classic European painting with Post-Impressionism and Expressionism. As a member of the Artists from Belarus, a group within the Parisian School, he created an oeuvre mainly consisting of landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. His individual style, characterised by displays of humour and despair and by use of luminous colours, makes him a modern master who is still little understood.;Introduction; From Smilavichy to Paris; The First Years in Paris; Cagnes-sur-Mer and Céret; Paris -- The 1920s; Paris -- The First Half of the 1930s; The Nazis in the 1930s; Degenerate Art; World War II and the Persecution of Jews in France; Italy and Spain; Gerda Groth; Marie-Berthe Aurenche; Persecution and Interrogation; Memories of Chaim Soutine; A Selection of Exhibitions; Biography; Bibliography; List of Illustrations.