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Museums/public coll.
National Modern Art Museum (NMAM), Centre Pompidou, Paris
Museum of Contemporary History BDIC Hôtel national des Invalides, Paris
Museum of modern art of the city of Paris (MAM), Paris
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris
Tate Modern, London
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
National Museum in Warsaw
Art Museum of the World Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Museum of National Resistance, Champigny-sur-Marne, France
National Museum of the History of Immigration (CNHI), Paris
Thirties' Museum, Boulogne, France
Museum of Living History, Montreuil, France
Fine Arts Museum, Rouen, France
European and Mediterranean Civilizations Museum, Marseille, France
Archaeological and Local History Museum of Denain, France
Art and History Museum of Saint-Denis, France
Maison (House) Elsa Triolet-Aragon, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, France
Saint-Ouen Castle, France
MAC VAL, Contemporary Art Museum of Val-de-Marne, France
mahJ, Museum of Judaic art and history, Paris
Giacometti Foundation, Paris
Buchenwald Memorial, Weimar, Germany
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of La Courneuve Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Ivry-sur-Seine Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Gennevilliers Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Drancy Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Stains Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Épinay-sur-Seine Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Bobigny Town Hall, France
Municipal Fund for Contemporary Art of Saint-Ouen Town Hall, France
The Dom Robert & 20th century tapestry Museum
The National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers
The Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest
Musée La Piscine, Roubaix
Exhibitions
Exhibitions 1937 - 2004
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Newspaper Articles 1930 - 1969
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Tribute to Boris Taslitzky by Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont, on March 7, 1997
Movies/videos
"The Boris' Studio" by Christophe Cognet
Inauguration ceremony of the new Boris Taslitzky Studio, Montrouge 7th April 2013
ENSAD, Workshop/meetings, 27th March 1997
Boris Taslitzky - Lost Frescoes, Living Memory
Biography
Biographical elements : 1911-1928
Biographical elements : 1929-1938
Biographical elements : 1939-1945
Biographical elements : 1946-1950
Biographical elements : 1951-1960
Biographical elements : 1961-1979
Biographical elements : 1980-2005
Testimonials
Boris Taslitzky portraits by other artists
GALLERY
LIST OF THE ARTWORKS
THE ESCALATOR OF THE SUBWAY AT NIGHT, March April 1935, oil on canvas, 51 x 38,1 in
THE ESCALATOR OF THE SUBWAY AT NIGHT
March April 1935
oil on canvas
51 x 38,1 in
© Museum des beaux-arts Pouchkine de Moscou
PAID LEAVE, 1936, oil on plywood, 10,6 x 13,8 in
PAID LEAVE
1936
oil on plywood
10,6 x 13,8 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF JUNE, 1936, oil on paper, 7,5 x 4,7 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF JUNE
1936
oil on paper
7,5 x 4,7 in
THE STRIKES OF JUNE, 1936, oil on wood, 15,9 x 23,9 in
THE STRIKES OF JUNE
1936
oil on wood
15,9 x 23,9 in
© Tate Modern, Londres
GAME OVER, in the thirties
GAME OVER
in the thirties
THE TELEGRAM, 1936, oil on canvas, 10,6 x 13,8 in (Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris)
THE TELEGRAM (Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris)
1936
oil on canvas
10,6 x 13,8 in
STRIKES, 1936, oil on canvas, 38,6 x 56,3 in
STRIKES
1936
oil on canvas
38,6 x 56,3 in
COMMEMORATION OF THE COMMUNE AT THE « PÈRE LACHAISE », 1936, oil on canvas, 50,4 x 70,9 in
COMMEMORATION OF THE COMMUNE AT THE « PÈRE LACHAISE »
1936
oil on canvas
50,4 x 70,9 in
COMMEMORATION OF THE COMMUNE OF PARIS AT THE « PÈRE LACHAIS E» IN 1935 (Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris), 1936, oil on plywood, 51,2 x 76,8 in
COMMEMORATION OF THE COMMUNE OF PARIS AT THE « PÈRE LACHAISE » IN 1935
(Museum of Modern Art of the city of Paris)
1936
oil on plywood
51,2 x 76,8 in
SCENE OF THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN, ASTURIAS, 1936, oil on wood, 44,9 x 57,5 in after restoration*
SCENE OF THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN, ASTURIAS
1936
oil on wood
44,9 x 57,5 in after restoration
TRIBUTE TO THÉODORE GÉRICAULT AND JACQUES LIPCHITZ, 1937, oil on canvas, 19,7 x 29,6 in (Museum)
TRIBUTE TO THÉODORE GÉRICAULT AND JACQUES LIPCHITZ
1937
oil on canvas
19,7 x 29,6 in
© Museum des beaux-arts de Rouen
THE THURSDAYS OF THE IVRY CHILDREN, 1937, oil on canvas, 63 x 51,2 in (Museum)
THE THURSDAYS OF THE IVRY CHILDREN
1937
oil on canvas
63 x 51,2 in
© Mairie d'Ivry-sur-Seine, Fonds municipal d'art contemporain
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF RENAULT, 1938, wash, 7,5 x 7,9 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF RENAULT
1938
wash
7,5 x 7,9 in
POLICE INTERVENTION DURING A STRIKE, 1938, oil on canvas, 19,7 x 25,6 in
POLICE INTERVENTION DURING A STRIKE
1938
oil on canvas
19,7 x 25,6 in
EARTHQUAKE, 1938, oil on canvas, 39,4 x 78,7 in *
EARTHQUAKE
1938
oil on canvas
39,4 x 78,7 in
FROM REMBRANDT - THE GOOD SAMARITAN, 1938, oil on canvas, 45,3 x 57,5 in *
FROM REMBRANDT - THE GOOD SAMARITAN
1938
oil on canvas
45,3 x 57,5 in
GAVROCHE, HENRI VILLEMAIN, September 1938, oil on canvas, 76,8 x 51,2 in *
GAVROCHE, HENRI VILLEMAIN
September 1938
oil on canvas
76,8 x 51,2 in
STUDY FOR THE METRO (THE YOUNG WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM), 1938, gouache, ink and wash, 10,6 x 7 in
STUDY FOR THE METRO (THE YOUNG WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM)
1938
gouache, ink and wash
10,6 x 7 in
THE METRO (THE YOUNG WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM), 1938, oil on canvas, 36,2 x 25,6 in **
THE METRO (THE YOUNG WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM)
1938
oil on canvas
36,2 x 25,6 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF NOVEMBER 30th, 1938 (MUSEUM OF THE 30S), 1939, oil on plywood, 8,5 x 10,6 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF NOVEMBER 30th, 1938 (MUSEUM OF THE 30S)
1939
oil on plywood
8,5 x 10,6 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF RENAULT, 1939, oil on canvas, 9,4 x 13 in
STUDY FOR THE STRIKES OF RENAULT
1939
oil on canvas
9,4 x 13 in
SCENE STRIKE AT THE RENAULT FACTORIES, 1939, oil on canvas, 39,4 x 78,7 in
SCENE STRIKE AT THE RENAULT FACTORIES
1939
oil on canvas
39,4 x 78,7 in
© Museum des années 30
COLLECTIVE TOILET, FRONT STALAG, 1940, watercolor blue and sepia, 31,5 x 41,3 in (Museum)
COLLECTIVE TOILET, FRONT STALAG
1940
watercolor blue and sepia
31,5 x 41,3 in
© Museum d'histoire contemporaine, BDIC, Paris
GATHERING OF FRENCH SOLDIERS, 1940, watercolor blue and sepia, 31,5 x 41,3 in (Museum)
GATHERING OF FRENCH SOLDIERS
1940
watercolor blue and sepia
31,5 x 41,3 in
© Museum d'histoire contemporaine, BDIC, Paris
THE SONG OF THE PRISONERS, 1941, oil on canvas, 69,9 x 87,4 in (Museum)
THE SONG OF THE PRISONERS
1941
oil on canvas
69,9 x 87,4 in
© Museum d'histoire contemporaine, BDIC, Paris
AFTER THE SHOOTING, 1941, oil on canvas, 69,9 x 87,4 in (Museum)
AFTER THE SHOOTING
1941
oil on canvas
69,9 x 87,4 in
© Museum d'histoire contemporaine, BDIC, Paris
BUCHENWALD, 1945, watercolor on paper, 12 x 8,3 in (Museum)
BUCHENWALD
1945
watercolor on paper
12 x 8,3 in
© Maison Elsa Triolet - Aragon
THE LITTLE CAMP IN BUCHENWALD, 1945, oil on canvas, 118,1 x 196,8 in (Museum)
THE LITTLE CAMP IN BUCHENWALD
1945
oil on canvas
118,1 x 196,8 in
© M.N.A.M Centre Pompidou, Paris
THE WEIGHING, 1945, oil on canvas, 118,5 x 78,7 in (Museum)
THE WEIGHING
1945
oil on canvas
118,5 x 78,7 in
© Museum de la Résistance nationale
THE WAGON WITH DEPORTED HUMAN BEINGS, 1945, oil on canvas, 112,2 x 74,2 in (Museum)
THE WAGON WITH DEPORTED HUMAN BEINGS
1945
oil on canvas
112,2 x 74,2 in
© Museum d'art et d'histoire - Saint-Denis. Cliché : Irène Andréani
THE WOMEN OF DENAIN, 1946, oil on canvas, 19,7 x 25,6 in
THE WOMEN OF DENAIN
1946
oil on canvas
19,7 x 25,6 in
COAL SORTERS AND APPRENTICE MINERS, 1947, oil on canvas, 13 x 39,4 in
COAL SORTERS AND APPRENTICE MINERS
1947
oil on canvas
13 x 39,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 1
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 1
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 2
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 2
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 3
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 3
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 4
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 4
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 5
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 5
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1947, oil on canvas, 48,8 x 65,4 in detail 6
DEMONSTRATION ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE detail 6
1947
oil on canvas
48,8 x 65,4 in
MODEL FOR THE DELEGATES, 1947, oil on plywood, 12,7 x 18,5 in
MODEL FOR THE DELEGATES
1947
oil on plywood
12,7 x 18,5 in
STUDY FOR THE DELEGATES, 1947, ink and gouache, 8,5 x 19 in
STUDY FOR THE DELEGATES
1947
ink and gouache
8,5 x 19 in
STUDY FOR THE DELEGATES, 1947, oil on canvas, 12,7 x 18,5 in ***
STUDY FOR THE DELEGATES
1947
oil on canvas
12,7 x 18,5 in
THE DELEGATES, 1947, oil on canvas, 51,2 x 63,8 in *
THE DELEGATES
1947
oil on canvas
51,2 x 63,8 in
THE FOUNDRYMAN, 1947, oil on canvas, 76,4 x 44,9 in
THE FOUNDRYMAN
1947
oil on canvas
76,4 x 44,9 in
THE DELEGATES, 1948, oil on canvas, 81,9 x 118,1 in (Museum)
THE DELEGATES
1948
oil on canvas
81,9 x 118,1 in
© Mairie de La Courneuve, Fonds municipal d'art contemporain
THE DELEGATE, 1948, oil on canvas, 78 x 46 in (Museum)
THE DELEGATE
1948
oil on canvas
78 x 46 in
© Museum national de l'histoire et des cultures de l'immigration
THE ELDERS OF THE CREUSE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AFTER THE LIBERATION, undated, oil on canvas, 51,6 x 64,2 in *
THE ELDERS OF THE CREUSE RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AFTER THE LIBERATION
undated
oil on canvas
51,6 x 64,2 in
MEETING ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE, 1948, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 78,7 in
MEETING ON THE PIT-HEAD OF THE MINE
1948
oil on canvas
21,3 x 78,7 in
FIRST STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, 1949, oil on cardboard, 10,6 x 13,7 in
FIRST STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA
1949
oil on cardboard
10,6 x 13,7 in
STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, 1950, oil on canvas, 31,9 x 25,6 in ***
STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA
1950
oil on canvas
31,9 x 25,6 in
STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, 1950, oil on canvas, 18,1 x 21,7 in
STUDY FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA
1950
oil on canvas
18,1 x 21,7 in
FIRST SKETCH FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, 1950, oil on canvas, 19,7 x 28,7 in
FIRST SKETCH FOR THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA
1950
oil on canvas
19,7 x 28,7 in
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, STUDY, 1950, oil on canvas, 31,9 x 51,2 in (Museum)
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, STUDY
1950
oil on canvas
31,9 x 51,2 in
© Tate Modern, London
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA, 1950, oil on canvas, 31,9 x 51,2 in (Museum)
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA
1950
oil on canvas
31,9 x 51,2 in
© Museum de l'histoire vivante, Montreuil
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA DETAIL, 1950, oil on canvas, 20 x 14,8 in (Museum)
THE DEATH OF DANIELLE CASANOVA DETAIL
1950
oil on canvas
20 x 14,8 in
© Museum de l'histoire vivante, Montreuil
STRIKE OF DOCKERS AT PORT-DE-BOUC, 1950, oil on canvas, 63,4 x 80,3 in
STRIKE OF DOCKERS AT PORT-DE-BOUC
1950
oil on canvas
63,4 x 80,3 in
© Museum d'histoire contemporaine, BDIC, Paris
STUDY FOR THE RIPOSTE, 1951, oil on canvas, 9,6 x 7,5 in ***
STUDY FOR THE RIPOSTE
1951
oil on canvas
9,6 x 7,5 in
STUDY FOR RIPOSTE, January 1951, gouache on paper, 19,7 x 25,6 in
STUDY FOR RIPOSTE
January 1951
gouache on paper
19,7 x 25,6 in
THE RIPOSTE I, 1951, oil on canvas, 38,2 x 51,2 in *
THE RIPOSTE I
1951
oil on canvas
38,2 x 51,2 in
THE RIPOSTE II, 1951, oil on canvas, 38,2 x 51,2 in *
THE RIPOSTE II
1951
oil on canvas
38,2 x 51,2 in
THE RIPOSTE, 1951, oil on canvas, 39,4 x 51,2 in *
THE RIPOSTE
1951
oil on canvas
39,4 x 51,2 in
RIPOSTE, 1951, oil on canvas, 82,7 x 122 in, Tate Modern, Londres
RIPOSTE
1951
oil on canvas
82,7 x 122 in
© Tate Modern, Londres
THE SCREAM, 1951, oil on canvas, 7,5 x 9,4 in **
THE SCREAM
1951
oil on canvas
7,5 x 9,4 in
LITTLE GIRL, ALGERIA, 1952, oil on canvas, 28,7 x 10,6 in
LITTLE GIRL, ALGERIA
1952
oil on canvas
28,7 x 10,6 in
YOUNG MOTHER OF BARDO, SLUM OF CONSTANTINE, 1952, oil on canvas, 36,2 x 28,7 in
YOUNG MOTHER OF BARDO, SLUM OF CONSTANTINE
1952
oil on canvas
36,2 x 28,7 in
WOMEN IN ORAN, 1952, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 96,5 in (Museum)
WOMEN IN ORAN
1952
oil on canvas
21,3 x 96,5 in
© Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
RIOTS IN ORAN, ALGERIA, 1952, oil on canvas, 44,9 x 57,9 in *
RIOTS IN ORAN, ALGERIA
1952
oil on canvas
44,9 x 57,9 in
FAMILY OF A MINER FROM BENI-SAF, ALGERIA, 1952, oil on canvas, 76,4 x 94,5 in
FAMILY OF A MINER FROM BENI-SAF, ALGERIA
1952
oil on canvas
76,4 x 94,5 in
ALGERIA 52, 1952, oil on canvas, 45,3 x 57,5 in *
ALGERIA 52
1952
oil on canvas
45,3 x 57,5 in
MEETING, ALGERIA, 1952, oil on canvas, 38,2 x 51,2 in *
MEETING, ALGERIA
1952
oil on canvas
38,2 x 51,2 in
PORTRAIT OF YOUNG ALGERIAN, 1952, oil on canvas, 18,2 x 15 in (Museum)
PORTRAIT OF YOUNG ALGERIAN
1952
oil on canvas
18,2 x 15 in
© Museum de la Résistance nationale
WORKERS IN ALGIERS, 1952, oil on canvas, 45,3 x 34,6 in (Museum)
WORKERS IN ALGIERS
1952
oil on canvas
45,3 x 34,6 in
© Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
THE ALGERIAN FATHER, 1952, oil on canvas, 54,7 x 37,8 in *
THE ALGERIAN FATHER
1952
oil on canvas
54,7 x 37,8 in
STUDY FOR RIPOSTE, 1954, oil on canvas, 13,8 x 10,6 in
STUDY FOR RIPOSTE
1954
oil on canvas
13,8 x 10,6 in
EARTHQUAKE, ALGERIA, 1954, oil on canvas, 122 x 74,8 in
EARTHQUAKE, ALGERIA
1954
oil on canvas
122 x 74,8 in
EARTHQUAKE IN ORLÉANSVILLE, 1954, oil on canvas, 39,4 x 78,7 in *
EARTHQUAKE IN ORLÉANSVILLE
1954
oil on canvas
39,4 x 78,7 in
EARTHQUAKE, ALGERIA, 1954, oil on canvas, 21,7 x 15 in ***
EARTHQUAKE, ALGERIA
1954
oil on canvas
21,7 x 15 in
CHILDREN ON THE STREET IN ALGERIA, 1954, oil on canvas, 21,7 x 18,3 in
CHILDREN ON THE STREET IN ALGERIA
1954
oil on canvas
21,7 x 18,3 in
THE LITTLE CAMP, BUCHENWALD, 1957, oil on canvas, 81,1 x 136 in (Museum)
THE LITTLE CAMP, BUCHENWALD
1957
oil on canvas
81,1 x 136 in
© Museum Yad Vashem de Jérusalem
THE FISHING, 1957, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 48,6 in
THE FISHING
1957
oil on canvas
21,3 x 48,6 in
THE PLASTIC ARTS, 1957, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 51,1 in
THE PLASTIC ARTS
1957
oil on canvas
21,3 x 51,1 in
MANINAS COOPERATIVE, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, HARVEST OF COTTON, ALBANIA, 24th September 1957, oil on cardboard, 10,6 x 8,7 in **
MANINAS COOPERATIVE, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, HARVEST OF COTTON, ALBANIA
September 24th, 1957
oil on cardboard
10,6 x 8,7 in
THE SIDERURGY, 1957, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 48,2 in
THE SIDERURGY
1957
oil on canvas
21,3 x 48,2 in
THE LYRICAL ARTS, 1958, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 55,5 in
THE LYRICAL ARTS
1958
oil on canvas
21,3 x 55,5 in
THE NATURAL SCIENCES, 1958, oil on canvas, 21,3 x 61,4 in
THE NATURAL SCIENCES
1958
oil on canvas
21,3 x 61,4 in
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE, 1958, oil on canvas, 22 x 67 in
THE CONQUEST OF SPACE
1958
oil on canvas
22 x 67 in
YOUNG ALBANIAN GIRL, THE PICKING OF COTTON, 1958, oil on canvas, 77,6 x 44,9 in *
YOUNG ALBANIAN GIRL, THE PICKING OF COTTON
1958
oil on canvas
77,6 x 44,9 in
THE MAN WITH THE JACKHAMMER, 1958, oil on canvas, 51,2 x 31,9 in *
THE MAN WITH THE JACKHAMMER
1958
oil on canvas
51,2 x 31,9 in
