Dimensions: 21 x 14 cm
Signed l.g.: 'L. Weissberg'
on the reverse a sticker with a description of the painting in French
Origin
Millon auction house, Paris, May 2023
Biography
Léon Weissberg studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and Munich. In 1922 he traveled as an artist to Italy and the Netherlands, and also stayed in Berlin. In 1923 he settled permanently in Paris, where a year later he exhibited his works at the Autumn Salon and the Tuileries Salon. He also exhibited his paintings at Galerie Zak and Galerie Manteau. After the outbreak of World War II, he left Paris; in 1941 he was imprisoned in the camps of Gurs and Drancy, and was later transported to the Majdanek camp, where he died. Jerzy Malinowski counts Léon Weissberg among the so-called 'Group of Four' alongside Sigmund Menkes, Alfred Aberdam and Joachim Weingart. These were artists who came from Lviv and held an exhibition at Jan Sliwinski Gallery in Paris in late 1925/26. Weissberg painted expressive landscapes, portraits, circus and genre scenes with Jewish themes, and city views.
