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Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis, real name Bernard Schwartz, was an American artist and film actor who was widely popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He painted colorful still-lifes, landscapes and portraits. His work was influenced by paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and especially Henri Matisse. Some of his works can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Date and place of birt:	3 june 1925, New York City, USA
Date and place of death:	29 september 2010, Henderson, USA
Nationality:	USA
Period of activity:	XX, XXI century
Specialization:	Artist, Painter
Genre:	Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life
Art style:	Expressionism, Contemporary art