Nejad Devrim (1923 - 1995) - photo 1

Nejad Devrim

Nejad Devrim, full name Mehmed Melih Nejad Devrim, is a Turkish-born artist who has lived and worked in France and Poland.

He was born in Istanbul to a family of writer and artist. In the 1940s, he entered the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts, where he specialized in Byzantine mosaics and Turkish calligraphy. In the mid-1940s he went to Paris, where he actively participated in the local artistic life and maintained close relations with Pablo Picasso, Sonia Delaunay, Gertrude Stein, Tristan Zara.

He was the first Turkish artist to hold a solo exhibition of abstract art in Paris in March 1947 and is recognized as one of the most outstanding artists of the Paris School. In the 1950s, the October group, led by Nejad Devrim, launched the direction of abstract expressionism. His work was noticed and appreciated, already in 1958 he had a large retrospective exhibition in Brussels. He also exhibited his work in New York, Copenhagen, Vienna and Beijing. In the 1960s, he came to Poland to join his wife and settled in Nowy Sącz for the rest of his life. Nejad Devrim's works are in many European museums and private collections.

Date and place of birt:1923, Istanbul, Turkey
Date and place of death:1995, Nowy Sącz, Poland
Nationality:Poland, France, Turkey
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art style:Abstract Expressionism
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Creators Poland

Alexander Kucharsky (1741 - 1819)
Alexander Kucharsky
1741 - 1819
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita (1868 - 1944)
Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita
1868 - 1944
Bogdan Klechinsky (1851 - 1916)
Bogdan Klechinsky
1851 - 1916
Wojciech Weiss (1875 - 1950)
Wojciech Weiss
1875 - 1950
Gisela Beker (1932 - 2015)
Gisela Beker
1932 - 2015
Severin Beschad (1852 - 1923)
Severin Beschad
1852 - 1923
Michal Stakhovich (1768 - 1825)
Michal Stakhovich
1768 - 1825
Louis Marcoussis (1878 - 1941)
Louis Marcoussis
1878 - 1941
Tadeusz Gorecki (1825 - 1868)
Tadeusz Gorecki
1825 - 1868
Moïse Kisling (1891 - 1953)
Moïse Kisling
1891 - 1953
Józef Rapacki (1871 - 1929)
Józef Rapacki
1871 - 1929
Albrecht Bräuer (1830 - 1897)
Albrecht Bräuer
1830 - 1897
Stefan Knapp (1921 - 1996)
Stefan Knapp
1921 - 1996
Valerie Eliash-Radzikovsky (1840 - 1905)
Valerie Eliash-Radzikovsky
1840 - 1905
Marie Elisabeth Wiegmann (1820 - 1893)
Marie Elisabeth Wiegmann
1820 - 1893
Julian Stanczak (1928 - 2017)
Julian Stanczak
1928 - 2017

Creators Abstract Expressionism

Hans Schreiner (1930 - 2023)
Hans Schreiner
1930 - 2023
Jan Koblasa (1932 - 2017)
Jan Koblasa
1932 - 2017
Matthew Wong (1984 - 2019)
Matthew Wong
1984 - 2019
Robert Jacobsen (1912 - 1993)
Robert Jacobsen
1912 - 1993
Max Uhlig (1937)
Max Uhlig
1937
Klaus Bendixen (1924 - 2003)
Klaus Bendixen
1924 - 2003
 Su Su (1988)
Su Su
1988
Tina Juretzek (1952)
Tina Juretzek
1952
Oskar Fischer (1892 - 1955)
Oskar Fischer
1892 - 1955
Gotthard Graubner (1930 - 2013)
Gotthard Graubner
1930 - 2013
Günter Evertz (1957)
Günter Evertz
1957
Walasse Ting (1929 - 2010)
Walasse Ting
1929 - 2010
Sam Gilliam (1933 - 2022)
Sam Gilliam
1933 - 2022
Roberto Crippa (1921 - 1972)
Roberto Crippa
1921 - 1972
Werner Knaupp (1936)
Werner Knaupp
1936
Peter Foeller (1945)
Peter Foeller
1945