ANTON WEISS 74 Original Vintage Oil onCanvas Listed Artist\"Boy In Tree\" Signed

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ANTON WEISS 74 Original Vintage Oil onCanvas Listed Artist\"Boy In Tree\" Signed :
$750.00

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ANTON WEISS 1974 - \"Boy In Tree\"
Dimensions: 44 1/4\" x 32 1/2\"
Signed RARE Large Original oil on canvas by ANTON WEISS, a survivor of a Nazi concentration camp. \"Boy In Tree\", painted in 1974, is a departure from early surrealist depictions, beautiful floral and the hauntingly poignant self portrait.
Colors are vibrant and painting/canvass in good condition. Anton Weiss was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia of Austrian descent to Franz and Elizabeth Weiss. As WWII broke out the entire Weiss family chose to move to the family winery in Yugoslavia in hopes of avoiding the war. Unfortunately, the Germans completed the occupation of Yugoslavia in approximately 10 days, and German-speaking males were then forced to join Hitler’s army, including Anton’s father.When Franz came home on leave to visit the family, one of Anton’s most important childhood memories took place. He and his parents walked 20 kilometers from Brestovatz, Yugoslavia to Ponchovo, Yugoslavia to view a documentary on Michelangelo. Upon leaving the movie, Anton knew that he too wanted to be an artist.The withdrawal of the German army ended with the reoccupation of Yugoslavia by the Russian forces: they started placing all Germanic people left in Yugoslavia in concentration camps, including Anton, his mother, and his mother’s parents. After Anton caught malaria and survived, his mother escaped, followed 6 months later by Anton.The family was finally reunited and decided to move to the U.S. in 1951 where they ended up in Springfield, TN and then eventually Nashville. Anton Weiss studied at the Villach Institute of Arts & Museums (Villach, Austria) and under the noted Hans Hoffman.

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ANTON WEISS 74 Original Vintage Oil onCanvas Listed Artist\"Boy In Tree\" Signed :
$750.00