Arbit Blatas

Born: 1908

Death: 1999

Biography:

Arbit Blatas (1908–1999), born Nicolai Arbitblatas, was an artist and sculptor of Lithuanian–Jewish descent. Born in Kovno (then in the Russian Empire) on 19 November 1908, Arbit Blatas was a precocious talent who began exhibiting in his native country at the age of 15. He left for Paris and, at the age of 21, became the youngest member of the Scho...