Eren Eyüboğlu (

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Ernestine Leibovici; 1913–1988) was a Romanian-born Turkish painter, ceramicist, and mosaic artist. She is considered one of the forerunners of modernism in Turkey.

Biography

Ernestine Leibovici was born on 5 February 1913 in

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. She attended

George Enescu National University of Arts The George Enescu National University of Arts () is a public university in Iași, Romania, founded in 1860. It was named in honor of the composer George Enescu. History The institution was established on 1 October 1860, as the ''Music and Declam ...

(formerly Academy of Fine Arts Lași), where she graduated in 1928. From 1930 to 1932, she continued her education at Andre Lhote's studio (also known as Academy André Lhote) in Paris and

Académie Julian The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...

. In 1933, she studied art in Istanbul. In 1933, she married artist

Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (1911 – 21 September 1975) was a Turkish people, Turkish Painting, painter, mosaic-maker, muralist, writer and poet. His art work was inspired by Anatolian village scenes and folk literature, and included traditional ha ...

, whom she met at Andre Lhote's studio. When she married, Ernestine adopted the Turkish name “Eren”. Bedri would go on to have an affair with artist Mari Gerekmezyan in the 1940s, which put a strain on their marriage. Eyüboğlu worked in many different mediums, including ceramic, charcoal, oil, watercolor, and

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. She took part in D Group exhibitions starting in 1936, as well as the

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in 1957, and the Hamburg Turkish Women Painters Exhibition in 1958. In 1941, she had her first solo exhibition.

Death and legacy

She died on 30 August 1988 in Kalamış, Turkey. Her work is in museum collections, including at

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, and Istanbul Museum of Modern Art. In 2020, her work was part of the exhibition, “Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Grey Collection” at the Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University.

References

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