Ilona Kronstein was a Jewish, Budapest-born artist.
24 Facts About Ilona Kronstein
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Ilona Kronstein's works were newly discovered in the late 1990s and were later exhibited at the Jewish Museum in Vienna, Austria.
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Ilona Kronstein's younger sisters were born in 1899 and in 1903.
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Ilona Kronstein showed artistic skill during childhood, but her work was discouraged by Sigmund.
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Ilona Kronstein moved with Robert to Vienna, Austria-Hungary and he purchased a pharmacy there.
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Ilona Kronstein was then free to evolve artistically while being financially secure.
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Ilona Kronstein experimented with defining herself both as a person and as an artist for many years.
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Ilona Kronstein became a book binder and, after this, a German writer.
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Ilona Kronstein started to diligently develop her artistry in the early 1930s, first as a graphic artist.
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Ilona Kronstein learned from Itten either at his School of Living and Art in Berlin, Germany or over the duration of one of his frequent visits to Vienna.
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Ilona Kronstein developed herself as an artist though study of the "old masters[']" art when she travelled to Italy and other places periodically.
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Ilona Kronstein additionally educated herself on "Japanese classical brush painting," and was interested in Impressionist artwork, especially Paul Cezanne.
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Ilona Kronstein took interest in literary, cinematic, and artistic German Expressionism.
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Ilona Kronstein rented an art studio in 1933 with help from Robert's economic support.
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Ilona Kronstein featured her "graphic work, portraits and landscapes" at her own exhibits.
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At first, Ilona Kronstein felt free spirited, as she had just escaped from Nazi influence.
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Ilona Kronstein left Liechtenstein, and stayed for a brief time in Paris, France.
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Ilona Kronstein started working with colors, and her works gained more depth.
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Ilona Kronstein spent time in Nice and befriended inspirational artists who taught her valuable lessons.
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In Gurs, Ilona Kronstein showed "remarkable courage, good humor and resourcefulness," despite dwindling health.
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In late 1940, Ilona Kronstein endured paralysis of her right arm.
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Later on in 1945, Ilona Kronstein was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
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Ilona Kronstein was paralyzed yet mentally attentive and spent her last four years of life in private care in Zurich.
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Ilona Kronstein died at the age of fifty-one on 22 April 1948.