His artistic precocity was evident from adolescence through his unusual behavior: at the Dresden Academy, financially supported for his studies, he preferred to organize a party and distribute the money to his friends, already revealing an anti-conformist temperament.
His move to Berlin coincided with his marriage in 1931 to Tatyana Auguschewitsch. The rise of Nazism forced them into exile in Paris, where Maurice became part of the artistic circles of the École de Paris. His participation in the Salon des Indépendants in 1937 demonstrated his recognition in the French artistic community.
The German invasion of 1940 forced them to flee again: they crossed the Pyrenees in perilous conditions before reaching New York in 1943. Despite a difficult start in a context unreceptive to the School of Paris, Maurice persevered by devoting himself to painting and teaching.
A turning point came in 1955: suffering a heart attack, he moved to Long Island where, with Tatyana, he founded Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE). This art publishing house quickly became influential, establishing ties with the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and marking their definitive entry into the American art world.
This entrepreneurial shift reveals the Grosman couple's remarkable adaptability. From an émigré painter struggling with the difficulties of exile, Maurice became a major player in artistic dissemination in the United States, transforming a health crisis into a creative opportunity that redefines his artistic legacy.
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