Alexander Dobkin (1908-1975)
oil on canvas 28 inches x 38 inches
exhibited at Carnegie Institute 1941
period frame
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Born: Genoa, Italy 1908
The artworks of Alexander Dobkin havea playful surrealism about them. Dobkin is known for writing the book “Principles of Figure Drawing” considered to be one of the most comprehensive guides to figure drawing with 500 illustrations, originally published in 1975, recently republished in 2010.
Mr. Dobkin was also the illustrator for the book “Two Years before the Mast” by Richard Henry Dana Jr. from 1940.
Died: St. Martin, West Indies 1975
![Jules Alexandre Patrouillard DeGrave [1844-1932] French painter : <i>All the children</i>, ca.1875.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3259-1-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.png)
![Jules Alexandre Patrouillard DeGrave [1844-1932] French painter : <i>All the children</i>, ca.1875.](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_3259-1-scaled-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.jpg)
![Daniel Maffia [1937- ] French illustrator “Honore de Balzac” and “The Contemporary” circa 1960](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/100_1410-1024x1024-1-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.png)
![Daniel Maffia [1937- ] French illustrator “Honore de Balzac” and “The Contemporary” circa 1960](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/100_1411-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.png)
![Vito Campanella [1932-2014] Argentine Surrealist “ Concertino Rinascentista “ dated 1972](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_409311-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.jpg)
![Vito Campanella [1932-2014] Argentine Surrealist “ Concertino Rinascentista “ dated 1972](https://davidsmernoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/IMG_40931-scaled-thegem-product-justified-portrait-s.jpg)
