Johnny Friedlaender
Polish, 1912-1992
Johnny Gotthard Friedlaender was born in Pless (Silesia) and his early studies were in Breslau under Otto Mueller. In 1936 Friedlaender journeyed to Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Austria, France and Belgium. At the Hague he held a successful exhibition of etchings and watercolours. He fled to Paris in 1937 as a political refugee of the Nazi regime with his young wife, who was an actress. In that year he held an exhibition of his etchings which included the works: L 'Equipe and Matieres et Formes. From 1939 to 1943 he was interned in a series of concentration camps, but survived.
After freedom in 1944 Friedlaender began a series of twelve etchings entitled Images du Malheur with Sagile as his publisher. In the same year he received a commission to illustrate four books by Freres Tharaud of the French Academy. In 1945 he performed work for several newspapers including Cavalcade and Carrefour. In 1947, he produced the work Reves Cosmiques, and in that same year he became a member of the Salon de Mai, which position he held until 1969. In the year 1948 he began a friendship with the painter Nicolas de Stael and held his first exhibition in Copenhagen at Galerie Birch. The following year he showed for the first time in Galerie La Hune in Paris. After living in Paris for 13 years, Friedlaender became a French citizen in 1950.
Friedlaender expanded his geographic scope in 1951, and exhibited in Tokyo in a modern art show. In the same year he was a participant in the XI Trienale in Milan, Italy. By 1953 he had produced works for a one-man show at the Museum of Neuchâtel and exhibited at the Galerie Moers in Amsterdam, the II Camino Gallery in Rome, in São Paulo, Brazil and in Paris. He was a participant of the French Italian Art Conference in Turin, Italy that same year.
Friedlaender accepted an international art award in 1957, becoming the recipient of the Biennial Kakamura Prize in Tokyo. In 1959 he received a teaching post awarded by UNESCO at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro. By 1968, Friedlaender was travelling to Puerto Rico, New York and Washington, D.C. to hold exhibitions. That year he also purchased a home in the Burgundy region of France. 1971 was another year of diverse international travel including shows in Bern, Milan, Paris, Krefeld and again New York. In the latter city he exhibited paintings at the Far Gallery, a venue becoming well known for its patronage of important twentieth century artists.
1978 brought a retrospective of Friedlaender's works at the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He was awarded the Lovis Corinth Prize in Regensburg three years later. On his 75th birthday, Friedlaender was given a retrospective in the Bremen Art Museum. On his 80th birthday he held a retrospective exhibition in Bonn at the municipal council offices. Friedlaender died in Paris at the age of 89.(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
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L'Oiseau Bleu - Etching by Johnny Friedlaender - 1970s
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Roma, IT
L'oiseau bleu is a print realized by Johnny Friedlaender (Plonia, 1912 - Paris, 1992).
Etching on paper.
Hand-Signed lower right, edition lower left. Numbered, edition of 5/20 prin...
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1970s Surrealist Johnny Friedlaender
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H 21.66 in W 14.18 in D 0.08 in
Portrait of Woman - Original Etching by Johnny Friedlaender
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's Proof, Hand signed.
Edition of 50 prints.
Image Dimensions : 42 x 55 cm
Very good conditions.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork ...
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Johnny FriedlaenderPortrait of Woman - Original Etching by Johnny Friedlaender , Second Half of 1900
H 24.41 in W 16.93 in D 0.04 in
Les Deux Vaches - Original Etching by J. Friedlaender - 1953
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Edition of 50 prints.
Image Dimensions : 42 x 55 cm
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1950s Surrealist Johnny Friedlaender
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Etching
H 19.69 in W 25.6 in D 0.08 in
original lithograph
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1973 at the Mourlot atelier for the art revue XXe Siecle. Size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches (310 x 235 mm). Not signed.
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1970s Johnny Friedlaender
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original lithograph
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1965 on BFK Rives paper at the atelier Desjobert. Size: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (315 x 238 mm). Signed in the plate (not by hand).
Condition: t...
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1960s Johnny Friedlaender
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Lithograph
The Birds
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA
Artist proof
91.00 cm. x 63.00 cm. 35.83 in. x 24.8 in. (paper)
76.50 cm. x 58.50 cm. 30.12 in. x 23.03 in. (image)
Th...
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1970s Abstract Johnny Friedlaender
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Fugue Around The Festival, Abstract Lithograph by Johnny Friedlaender
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Cubist composition of three figures, perhaps clowns, dancing in a circle using a hoop. This Lithograph by Johnny Friedlaender is signed and numbered in pencil.
Fugue Around The Fe...
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1970s Johnny Friedlaender
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The wonders of the sky
By Johnny Friedlaender
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1975
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA
Artist proof
Edition : 99 + 17
Publisher : Rencontre
Printer : Georges Leblanc, Paris
Catalog : [533]
33.00 cm. x ...
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