Title: Untitled by Edward Balchowsky Description: Untitled by Edward Balchowsky (Edward Ross Balchowsky; AKA: Eddie; 1916-1989), charcoal, acrylic, crayon, collage, 131/2 x 101/2 inches, 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, assemblage, fine arts, mixed media, painters, paintings Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1981 x 1529 (3.03 MPixels) (1.30) Print Size: 16.8 x 12.9 cm; 6.6 x 5.1 inches File Size: 8.70 MB (9,119,540 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000255188c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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