Grosman Maurice

Biography

Maurice Grosman, born in Poland in 1900 and died in 1976, is a painter notable for his exceptional career. From the age of 12, he revealed himself as an artist by renting a studio in secret. At 17, he entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden where he got noticed. Financially supported for his studies, he preferred to organize a party and give the money to friends.
In 1919 he studied with Oskar Kokoschka, then moved to Berlin where he married Tatyana Auguschewitsch in 1931. Fleeing the rise of Nazism, they took refuge in Paris, where Maurice became involved with the École de Paris and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1937.
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In 1940, they fled across the Pyrenees and arrived in New York in 1943. Despite a difficult start, Maurice devoted himself to painting and teaching. In 1955, he suffered a heart attack, moved to Long Island, and with Tatyana founded Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), an influential art publisher associated with the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).
Maurice Grosman, after a promising career in Berlin and Paris, emigrated to New York in 1943. Despite initial difficulties, he became known for his work and taught in a context that was not very receptive to the School of Paris. The founding of Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) with Tatyana marked an important turning point, establishing their influence in the American art world.