Abraham A. Manievich
1881–1942 · Expressionist painter of Belarusian-Jewish and Ukrainian origin
Abraham Anshelovich Manievich (born Abram Anshelovich Manevich, 1881-1942) was an expressionist painter born in Mstislavl, in the Russian Empire, now part of Belarus. His career moved between Kiev, Moscow and the United States, and he is regarded as a notable figure of early twentieth-century expressionism in Eastern Europe.
He studied at the Kiev Art School from 1901 to 1905 and later at the Academy of Art in Munich. He exhibited successfully in Italy, France, Switzerland and Kiev, and lived in Moscow from 1916 to 1917. In Kiev he co-founded the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and taught at the Ukrainian Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1921, after his son died during the pogrom-driven destruction of the Kiev ghetto, he emigrated to the United States. His work continued to receive critical acclaim until his death in The Bronx, New York. Notable works include Destruction of the Ghetto, Kiev (1919) and Birch Trees (c. 1911). His paintings are held by the National Art Museum of Ukraine and by collections in the United States, Canada, France, Israel, Russia and Ukraine, and his papers are at the Archives of American Art.