Hovsep Pushman was one of those rare artists whose work was appreciated by critics and collectors, and who enjoyed recognition and good fortune. In a one-man show at New York’s Grand Central Art Galleries, the entire display of 16 Pushman paintings was sold before opening day’s end.
Pushman, later a naturalized American citizen, was born in Armenia in At age 11, he held a scholarship at the Constantinople Academy of Art. By 17, he had gone to the United States and started teaching art in Chicago. He studied the culture of China, immersing himself in oriental art and perhaps philosophy. He then studied in Paris under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury and Dechenaud. He exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris, winning a bronze medal in and a silver medal in He also was awarded the California Art Club’s Ackerman Prize in
Pushman’s artistic identity began to take shape after he opened his own studio in Robert-Fleury, upon seeing one of Pushman’s early studio still life’s, advised the artist, “That painting is you.”
Thereafter, Pushman’s career was devoted to one subject, oriental mystic
Hovsep Pushman
Hovsep Pushman was one of those rare artists whose work was appreciated by critics and collectors, and who enjoyed recognition and good fortune. In a one-man show at New York's Grand Central Art Galleries, the entire display of 16 Pushman paintings was sold before opening day's end.
Pushman, later a naturalized American citizen, was born in Armenia in At age 11, he held a scholarship at the Constantinople Academy of Art. By 17, he had gone to the United States and started teaching art in Chicago. He studied the culture of China, immersing himself in oriental art and perhaps philosophy. He then studied in Paris under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury and Dechenaud. He exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Francais in Paris, winning a bronze medal in and a silver medal in He also was awarded the California Art Club's Ackerman Prize in Pushman's artistic identity began to take shape after he opened his own studio in Robert-Fleury, upon seeing one of Pushman's early studio still life's, advised the artist, "That painting is you."
Thereafter, Pushman's career was devoted to one subject, oriental mysticism, and one form, the still life. His
Hovsep Pushman [Armenian: Յովսէփ Փուշման] () was an American artist of Armenian background. He was known for his contemplative still lifes and sensitive portraits of women, often in exotic dress.
He was most closely associated during his lifetime with the Grand Central Art Galleries, which represented him from its opening in until his death in
Life
Hovsep Pushman was born and grew up in the town of Dikranagerd in the Ottoman Empire, where his family, originally "Pushmanian", was in the carpet business. Pushman showed artistic ability early, and at age 11 was the youngest student ever admitted to Istanbul's Imperial School of Fine Arts.
In , Pushman's family emigrated to Chicago, where he studied Chinese culture, immersing himself in Asian art, and began to teach at the age of He then moved to Paris and studied at the Académie Julian under Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Tony Robert-Fleury and Adolphe Déchenaud.
Pushman exhibited his work at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won medals in and
Pushman returned to the United States in , and in moved to Riverside, California, living at the city's Mission Inn until There he accepted some portrait commissions,
Pushman was born in Armenia on May 9, In , Pushman began art studies at the Imperial School of Fine Arts in Constantinople. He immigrated to the U.S. around and settled in Chicago where he further studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. In he traveled to Paris where he was a pupil of Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and Dechenaud at the Académie Julian. Leaving France, he toured the Orient and was introduced to the oriental subject matter that was to become his speciality.
After his return to Chicago, he painted portraits and still lifes. From to , Pushman maintained a studio in the Mission Inn in Riverside, California and continued exhibiting in Los Angeles throughout the s and s. He settled permanently in New York City in and lived there until his demise on February 11,
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