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<p>The artist Albert Rappaport was born in Anykščiai in 1898. In 1911, the family emigrated to New York. Rappaport became an American citizen in 1925 and began to travel widely. He studied fine art in New York, Paris, Dresden and Munich. He visited South America, Africa and traveled extensively through Europe (1925–1927, 1933, 1937–1939), returning to the United States now and again. The artist participated in several dozen exhibitions. He showed his work in Paris, Rome, Florence, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Copenhagen, Mexico City, Havana, New York, Calgary and Montreal, in addition to his solo exhibitions in 1937 in Warsaw and Vilnius, and in Kaunas, Riga and Tallinn in 1938. After Rappaport’s death, in March 17, 1969 in Montreal, his collection of artworks disappeared and has thus far not been found. To date, two of his painted portraits are known to exist – one belongs to the private collection of Jonathan C. Rappaport, another is on display at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal.</p>
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The artist Albert Rappaport was born in Anykščiai in 1898. In 1911, the family emigrated to New York. Rappaport became an American citizen in 1925 and began to travel widely. He studied fine art in New York, Paris, Dresden and Munich. He visited South America, Africa and traveled extensively through Europe (1925–1927, 1933, 1937–1939), returning to the United States now and again. The artist participated in several dozen exhibitions. He showed his work in Paris, Rome, Florence, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Copenhagen, Mexico City, Havana, New York, Calgary and Montreal, in addition to his solo exhibitions in 1937 in Warsaw and Vilnius, and in Kaunas, Riga and Tallinn in 1938. After Rappaport’s death, in March 17, 1969 in Montreal, his collection of artworks disappeared and has thus far not been found. To date, two of his painted portraits are known to exist – one belongs to the private collection of Jonathan C. Rappaport, another is on display at the Jewish Public Library in Montreal.

In Search of Missing Collection: The Case of Artist Albert Rappaport

Art History & Criticism

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The artist Albert Rappaport was born in Anykščiai in 1898. In 1911, the family emigrated to New York. Rappaport became an American citizen in 1925 and began to...

In Search of Missing Collection: The Case of Artist Albert Rappaport

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 31 - 42

Received: Apr 11, 2021

Accepted: Jun 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2021-0003

Keywords
Albert Rappaport, Jewish art, lost art collection, Litvaks, shtetl, Anykščiai, Aniksht, Monreal, Harris Rappaport, Rochl Korn

© 2021 Vilma Gradinskaitė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

In Search of Missing Collection: The Case of Artist Albert Rappaport

Published Online: Nov 15, 2021

Page range: 31 - 42

Received: Apr 11, 2021

Accepted: Jun 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mik-2021-0003

KeywordsAlbert Rappaport, Jewish art, lost art collection, Litvaks, shtetl, Anykščiai, Aniksht, Monreal, Harris Rappaport, Rochl Korn

© 2021 Vilma Gradinskaitė, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Albert Rappaport, Jewish art, lost art collection, Litvaks, shtetl, Anykščiai, Aniksht, Monreal, Harris Rappaport, Rochl Korn