Alexandre Zeitlin (1872–1946) was a sculptor known for his portrait busts.
Life and career
Alexandre Zeitlin was born in
Tiflis
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, Georgia, Russia, in 1872. He held his first art exhibition in his hometown as an early teenager. He studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1890–1894), where his portrait busts of actor and
Archduke Otto were recognized. He then studied at the
École des Beaux-Arts
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of Paris. Zeitlin's statue ''Despair'' and a portrait bust of opera singer
Jeanne Hatto
Jeanne Hatto (30 January 1879 – 26 March 1958) was a French operatic soprano.
Biography
Hatto was born in Saint-Amour-Bellevue in Burgundy in 1879, and studied in Lyon and at the Conservatoire de Paris under Victor Warot. She made her ...
were among his first to receive public recognition. He became known for his portrait busts. Zeitlin received a
Ordre des Palmes académiques
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(1903) for busts of
Camille Flammarion
Nicolas Camille Flammarion FRAS (; 26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction ...
and was made an officer of public instruction (1907) for his statue of senator . Zeitlin worked in Paris for over 20 years.
In 1915, Zeitlin moved to
New York City
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, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died in
Knickerbocker Hospital on March 4, 1946. Zeitlin had a wife, Sofie. One of his two brothers,
Leo, was a conductor at the
Moscow Conservatory.
His works have been collected internationally including institutions in the United States, France, and Russia. His portrait bust of
Edward VII
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The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
, Prince of Wales, narrowly predated his coronation.
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Mapping Sculpture project
1872 births
1946 deaths
Sculptors from the Russian Empire
Artists from Tbilisi
Artists from New York City
Sculptors from New York (state)
Recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
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