Shmuel Shapiro (1924 - 1983)

Shmuel Shapiro

Shmuel Shapiro is an American painter and graphic artist.

The son of Jewish immigrants who came to America from Russia at the turn of the century, Shmuel Shapiro was drafted into the army during World War II and served in Europe before returning to paint again. Shapiro lived alternately in the USA, Germany, France, Switzerland and participated in exhibitions.

Shapiro's style of painting absorbed German and American expressionism, and the European influence of informal, abstract and expressionist styles is also recognizable.