Sergei Bongart [SEP] occupation
Sergei Bongart
Sergei Bongart (1918–1985) was an American painter. Bongart is admired for his richly colored and emotionally expressive landscapes, still lifes and portraits. He was best known as a colorist, working in exaggerated color, using dynamic but carefully controlled color relationships and extolling the virtues of approaching painting as "color first, subject last".
Early life and education.
Bongart was born in Kiev in Ukraine. He studied art in Kiev, Prague, Vienna and Munich, before emigrating to the United States in
Santa Monica and died there a few days later in a hospital”.
Bongart's work is featured in prominent museums, and has received many awards, including a 1982 Gold Medal from the [[National Cowboy Hall of Fame]] for his oil painting entitled "Spring Evening." In 1968, he was elected into the [[National Academy of Design]] as an Associate member.
There are three books written to date about Bongart:
External links.
- Sergei Bongart: Notes on Painting