Title: Sleep by Edward Balchowsky Description: Sleep by Edward Balchowsky (Edward Ross Balchowsky; AKA: Eddie; 1916-1989), crayon, 10 x 12 inches, February 28, 1984, 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: 1991 x 3000 (5.97 MPixels) (2:3) Print Size: 16.9 x 25.4 cm; 6.6 x 10.0 inches File Size: 17.12 MB (17,951,388 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000255181c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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