Self Portrait

Charcoal on paper, signed.

Born in Russia, Abramofsky was educated and lived in France until 1939. While living in France, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Artistes Francais and the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts. When the Germans invaded in France, Abramofsky settled permanently in the United States.

Abramofsky is listed in:
Falk, Peter Hastings (ed). Who Was Who in American Art. Connecticut: Sound View Press, 1999.
McMahan, Virgil E. The Artists of Washington, DC: 1796-1996. Washington, DC: Artists of Washington, DC, 1995.
Opitz, Glenn B. (ed). Mantle Fielding’s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers. New York: Apollo, 1986.

His work is held in the permanent collections of:
The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, OH
The Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, OH
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Chicago institute of Art

Sight size: 9.75" x 7.625"
Frame size: 17" x 15"