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Lawrence Rothbort

Lawrence Rothbort (1920 - 1963) was active/lived in New York.  Lawrence Rothbort is known for Urban views, sport genre, portrait, and still life paintings.

The following biography is from Harriet Semegram, dealer of the artist's work from 1954 to 1971:

Lawrence Rothbort was born March 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. He was a model from infancy for his father, American Impressionist Samuel Rothbort. A high school dropout at 16, he sought various trades with each experience ending in disappointment and dissatisfaction. In his late teens he became an avid reader of philosophy, religion and mysticism which, eventually, led him to become a moral vegetarian.

He was a Pacifist and would not serve in World War II; a requirement for not serving in the military was to work on American farms due to the manpower shortage. He spent the year 1944 through 1945 living in the Pocono woodlands as a hermit, closely observing nature and living off the land. In 1945, he experienced an epiphany and committed himself to becoming an artist. For the entire year of 1945 with the exception of 2 or 3 holidays, he executed a painti   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7660 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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