Simon Mondzain (Szamaj Mondszajn) .........(2)
(Chelm October 15, 1888 - December 30, 1979 Paris)
Simon Mondzain was born near Lublin in Chelm, Poland. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and the School of Fine arts in Warsaw and, in 1908, at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1912, Mondzain moved to Paris where he met among others Kisling, Merkel, Zawadowski, Adolphe Basler, Max Jacob, André Derain and Otton Friesz. During the World War I, he volunteered in the Polish section of the French Foreign Legion, where he was inspired by the life in service. In 1920, he was invited by the Fine Arts Club of Chicago to exhibit his work. Three years later, he acquired the French nationality and became a member of the Salon des Tuileries. During the German Occupation, Mondzain, with his wife and friends such as Albert Marquet and André Gide, settled in Algiers where he welcomed many Polish refugees. In 1944, following the death of Max Jacob in Drancy internment camp, he wrote his memoires: Max Jacob and Montparnasse, which were published in the journal L'Arche. Until the independence of Algeria, Mondzain lived between Paris and Algier.
"Portrait of a Young Woman", 1922, oil on canvas, 46 x 38 cm, private collection
"Village at the Big Tree", 1922, oil on canvas, 81 x 66 cm, private collection
"Flowers No 7", 1959, oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm, private collection
"Girl with a Necklace", oil on canvas, 41 x 33 cm, private collection
"City View", 1914, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 45.7 cm (30 x 18 in), private collection
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