Eugene Spiro

Eugene Spiro, born Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874 in Breslau, Silesia – September 26, 1972 in New York City) was a German and American painter.

He was born to a Jewish family in Breslau.[1] In 1904 Spiro was briefly married to the famous actress Tilla Durieux, who later married the important art dealer Paul Cassirer. His younger sister was the painter Baladine Klossowska.[2][3] The French painter Balthus was his nephew.

References
  1. History, Center for Jewish. "CJH Digital Collections". access.cjh.org.
  2. Riley, Charles A. (3 April 2018). Aristocracy and the Modern Imagination. UPNE. p. 207. ISBN 9781584651512 – via Google Books.
  3. Rewald, Sabine; Balthus (3 April 1984). Balthus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 11. ISBN 9780810907386 – via Google Books.
See also: Spiro (name)


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