Title: Man in Chair Description: Man in Chair by Edward Balchowsky (Edward Ross Balchowsky; AKA: Eddie; 1916-1989), charcoal 9 x 12 inches, 1966, Chicago, Illinois; Balchowsky was a concert pianist and artist, who lost his right arm (from the elbow) at the Ebro River, Spain, while fighting in the Spanish Civil War on the loyalist side; he lived mostly in Chicago following that war and was known as a classic Bohemian, living hand to mouth in hovels and producing a considerable body of artwork throughout his life (he was still able to play classical musical written for the left hand); long addicted to drugs (heroin), he either fell or jumped in front of a Chicago elevated train, ending his life in 1989; Category: Art Topic: Paintings Keywords: art, artists, artwork, fine arts, painters, paintings Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1843 x 2485 (4.58 MPixels) (1.35) Print Size: 15.6 x 21.0 cm; 6.1 x 8.3 inches File Size: 13.13 MB (13,772,044 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000255107c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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