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| HAROLD ROTENBERG WAS BORN IN ATTLEBORO, MASS., IN 1905. HE BEGAN HIS STUDIES AT
AGE 19 IN JERUSALEM AT THE BAZALEL ACADEMY, WHICH TAUGHT STUDENTS IN THE
TRADITION OF FRENCH POST IMPRESSIONISM. HIS RETURN TO AMERICA IN 1926 LED HIM
TO CAPE ANN, WHERE HE SET UP HIS FIRST STUDIO IN GLOUCESTER. DURING THESE EARLY
YEARS HE STUDIED UNDER CHARLES HAWTHORNE AND LATER WITH W. LESTER STEVENS.
HE WAS ACCEPTED ON SCHOLARSHIP TO THE BOSTON MUSEUM SCHOOL, WHERE HE STUDIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. HE LATER BECAME AN INFLUENTIAL TEACHER OF PAINTING
AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, WHERE HE STAYED FOR OVER 10 YEARS. DURING THE
1930'S AND EARLY 40'S HE HEADED THE ART DEPARTMENT OF HECHT HOUSE, AND THEN
TAUGHT AT THE SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL ART. IN 1946 HE RESUMED HIS TRAVELS AND
ATTENDED 2 SCHOOLS IN PARIS AND ONE IN VIENNA. IN THE EARLY 1960'S HE LIVED AND
PAINTED EXCLUSIVELY IN PARIS, MOVING TO SAFAD, ISRAEL, IN THE LATE 60'S TO A
STUDIO HE WAS TO HAVE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS. HE RETURNED TO THIS COUNTRY IN
THE 1970'S, AT WHICH TIME HE PAINTED AND EXHIBITED IN N.Y. CITY. HE CURRENTLY
RESIDES IN FLORIDA AND CONTINUES TO PAINT AT 94 YEARS OLD. "HE HAS ALSO BEEN
FEATURED IN AMERICAN ART REVIEW MAGAZINE THIS YEAR." SELECTED EXHIBITS: GRACE
HORNE GALLERY, BOSTIN; PROVINCE TOWN GALLERY, PROVINCE TOWN; ROCK PORT ART
ASSOCIATION, ROCK PORT; DOCK SQUARE GALLERY, ROCK PORT; GALERIE DES BEAUX-ARTS, PARIS; GLOUCESTER ART ASSOCIATION, GLOUCESTER; CAPE ANN MODERN
ART ASSOCIATION, CAPE ANN; BABCOCK ART GALLERY, N.Y. CITY; PENN. ACADEMY,
PENN.; VOSE GALLERY, BOSTON; SAN DIEGO MUSEUM; BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS;
KATZ GALLERY, TEL AVIV ; RINA GALLERY, JERUSALEM; GALLERY KLACHKEN,TEL AVIV;
GALLERIE CHASSAING, PARIS; IDA KIMCHE, TEL AVIV; SALON DES IDEPENDANTS, PARIS;
XXTH CENTURY WEST GALLERIES N.Y. REPRESENTED: MUSEM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON ; SAN
DIEGO MUSEUM ; STATE COLLECTION OF ISRAEL; PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN FRANCE,
ENGLAND AND U.S. FIS STUDIES AT AGE 19 IN JERUSALEM AT THE BAZALEL ACADEMY,
WHICH TAUGHT STUDENTS IN THE TRADITION. |
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"Late Afternoon" |
"Market Place-1980" |
"Temple Area" |
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Dated: 1982 |
Dated: 1982 |
Dated: 1982 |
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"Hon Fleur, France-1980" |
Dated: 1982 |
Dated: 1982 |
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"Fishing Pier-1983" |
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"Hon Fleur, France-1983" |
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"San Sebastian, Spain" |
"Hon Fleur" |
"Hon Fleur" |
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"Hon Fleur" |
"Hon Fleur" |
"Paris Park-1980" |
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"Egyptian Street" |
"River Saine" |
"Hon Fleur, France" |
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