Artist
Jules Pascin
American, 1885–1930
Jules Pascin was an American Post-Impressionism painter. 22 works are cataloged here, principally at Musée d'art moderne de Paris, most of them oil paintings. Jules Pascin was born in Vidin.
Julius Mordecai Pincas (March 31, 1885 – June 2, 1930), known as Pascin (French: erroneously or ), Jules Pascin, also known as the "Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian artist of the School of Paris, known for his paintings and drawings. He later became an American citizen. His most frequent subject was women, depicted in casual poses, usually nude or partly dressed.
Pascin was educated in Vienna and Munich. He traveled for a time in the United States, spending most of his time in the South. He is best known as a Parisian painter, who associated with the artistic circles of Montparnasse, and was one of the emigres of the School of Paris. Having struggled with depression and alcoholism, he died by suicide at the age of 45.
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