Artist

Abraham Rattner

born Poughkeepsie, NY 1895-died New York City 1978
Born
Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
Died
New York, New York, United States
Active in
  • Paris, France
Nationalities
  • American
Biography

Born in New York State, lived in New York City and Paris. Expressionist artist who used vivid colors to simulate (and occasionally to design) stained-glass windows; he was especially effective depicting the vulnerability of people.

Charles Sullivan, ed American Beauties: Women in Art and Literature (New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with National Museum of American Art, 1993)