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Samuel Borenstein

Samuel Borenstein (1908 - 1969) was active/lived in Quebec / Canada.  Samuel Borenstein is known for Urban and rural landscape, portrait, figure and still life painting.

Samuel Borenstein was a painter who was born in Kalvaria, Lithuania.  His family moved to Suwalki, Poland in 1912, and emigrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1921 where, except for two years in Ottawa (1922-24), he lived for the rest of his life and died.
 
His mediums were oil, tempera, casein, watercolour, ink and gouache.  His subjects were landscapes, urban streets, rural villages, portraits, figures and still life.  The geographic locations are Montreal, the Laurentians, and the Gaspe Peninsula; all in Quebec.  His styles were Fauvism and Plein-Air.  His oils are recognized by their intense vibrant colour, distorted perspective and heavy impasto, often applied with a palette knife or exuberantly with a brush. Quotes: "... I had one aim, to paint life around me with lots of enthusiasm." and "Art is my religion.  Just as one prays, so does one paint - for spiritual satisfaction." - Sam Borenstein.
 
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