Eugene Spiro

Eugene Spiro, born Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874 in Breslau, Silesia September 26, 1972 in New York City) was a German and American painter.

He was born to a Jewish family in Breslau.[1] In 1904 Spiro was briefly married to the famous actress Tilla Durieux, who later married the important art dealer Paul Cassirer. His younger sister was the painter Baladine Klossowska.[2][3] The French painter Balthus was his nephew.

References

  1. History, Center for Jewish. "CJH Digital Collections". access.cjh.org.
  2. Riley, Charles A. (3 April 2018). "Aristocracy and the Modern Imagination". UPNE. p. 207 via Google Books.
  3. Rewald, Sabine; Balthus (3 April 1984). "Balthus". Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 11 via Google Books.


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