Yehuda Pen
Belarusian artist (1854-1937) · Artists · Died at 82
Yudel Pen, also known as Yehuda Pen or Yury Pen, was a Jewish artist and art teacher active in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union. He is best known for founding an influential art school in Vitebsk and teaching notable avant-garde artists like Marc Chagall, El Lissitzky, and Ossip Zadkine.
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Pen was one of the first painters to consistently depict Jewish life in the Pale of Settlement; he is sometimes called "the Sholem Aleichem of painting".
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1854 to 1937 · aged 82
