Victor Guidalevitch
| Victor Guidalevitch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 September 1892 Simferopol, Crimea |
| 💀Died | 18 January 1962 (aged 69) Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium18 January 1962 (aged 69) |
| Burial place | Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of Liège, Liège |
| 💼 Occupation | Photographer and engineer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Irma Rÿckaert |
Victor Guidalevitch (2 September 1892 - 19 January 1962) was a Belgian engineer who became an amateur photographer.
He photographed his surroundings, street scenes, landscapes, works of art, circus acts and sportsmen.
He used various processes such as bromoil and bromide and tended to favour small formats. The style of his photographs is marked by modernism and pictorialism. Some of his images have qualities usually attributed to Dutch still life.
Early life[edit]
Victor Issay Guidalevitch was born in Simferopol, Crimea, Russian Empire on 2 September 1892[1].
Migration to Belgium[edit]
He emigrated to Belgium in 1911 and attended the Science department of the University of Liège. He graduated as an electrical engineer in 1920[1].
In 1928 Victor Guidalevitch obtained Belgian citizenship.[2].
World War 2[edit]
In 1940 he had to report himself in the registry of Jews in Antwerp and Wilrijk[3].
Photography[edit]
In 1925 Victor Guidalevitch joined the "Iris" photo club in Antwerp[4].
From 1932 his works started appearing in exhibitions and publishings[5][6].
It wasn't until 1950 that he was recognized as an important photographer[7][8].
Victor Guidalevitch developed most of his photographs himself and had no commercial ambition, so there is a very limited number of copies available and they have become quite collectible[8].
Exhibitions and art shows[edit]
- 2009 : First Doubt: Optical Confusion in Modern Photography, Selections from the Collection of Allan Chasanoff, Yale University Art Gallery (USA). Artwork exhibited: Stagnation. [9][10]
- 2015 : The Road, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco (USA). Artwork exhibited: Street Scene[11].
- 2017 : Les mystères de la chambre noire: Photographic Surrealism, 1920-1950, UBU Gallery, New York (USA). Artwork exhibited: Roi soldat.[12]
- 2019 : Street Life, Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco (USA). Artwork exhibited: Street Scene[13].
Collections[edit]
Victor Guidalevitch's work is held in the following public collections:
- Art Institute of Chicago: Relief [14]
- Houston Museum of Fine Arts: I Think, Therefore I am, Lighter and Stagnation [15]
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Unidentified Boxer 1 and Unidentified Boxer 2 [16]
- Worcester Art Museum (WAM): Man descending stairs [17]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biography | Victor Guidalevitch". Guidalevitch.art.
- ↑ "Picture of his request for Belgian citizenship". Guidalevitch.art.
- ↑ "Pictures of his entry in the Jewish registry of Antwerp". Guidalevitch.art.
- ↑ "Fotografische Kring "Iris" - FOMU". fomu.atomis.be.
- ↑ "Exhibitions & Art Shows | Victor Guidalevitch". Guidalevitch.art.
- ↑ "Publishing | Victor Guidalevitch". Guidalevitch.art.
- ↑ "Victor Guidalevitch, Belgian Modernist". Anamorfose.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Guidalevitch, Victor". www.lisicontemporaryart.com.
- ↑ Hansen, Elizabeth. "The Optical Problem In Photography: The Allan Chasanoff Collection - Pages 14-15: 'When I first looked at Victor Guidalevitch's photograph Stagnation (Boats docked in harbor), I dismissed it as not very Optical until I read the comments in AC's collection database: "water line of left ship is in fact higher then viewer first realizes. Reflection." [...] I was suddenly transfixed.'" (PDF). Allan Chasanoff Photography.
- ↑ "First Doubt: Optical Confusion in Modern Photography, Selections from the Collection of Allan Chasanoff". Yale University Art Gallery. Yale University.
- ↑ "The Road". Robert Koch Gallery.
- ↑ "Les mystères de la chambre noire: Photographic Surrealism, 1920-1950". UBU Gallery.
- ↑ "Street Life". Robert Koch Gallery.
- ↑ "Artwork by Victor Guidalevitch at the Art Institute of Chicago: 'Relief'". artic.edu.
- ↑ "Artwork by Victor Guidalevitch at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts: 'I Think, Therefore I am', 'Lighter' and 'Stagnation'". mfah.org.
- ↑ "Artwork by Victor Guidalevitch at the Smithsonian American Art Museum: 'Unidentified Boxer' 1 and 2". americanart.si.edu.
- ↑ "Artwork by Victor Guidalevitch at the Worcester Art Museum: 'Man descending stairs'". worcester.emuseum.com.
External links[edit]
- artnet: Victor Guidalevitch (59 artworks)
- Artsy: Victor Guidalevitch (7 artworks)
- Guidalevitch.art (biography, official documents and over 90 artworks, in French and English)
- Michael Lisi Contemporary Art: Guidalevitch, Victor (bio, self-portrait and 1 artwork)
- Luminous-Lint: Victor Guidalevitch (5 artworks)
- Mutual Art: Victor Guidalevitch (short bio and 24 artworks)
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