Naoum Aronson

Naoum Aronson
Portrait of Naoum Aronson by Boris Kustodiev
BornDecember 25, 1872
Krāslava, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 30, 1943
New York City, U.S.
OccupationSculptor
SpouseDr. Helene Aronson

Naoum Aronson (1872–1943) was a sculptor who lived for most of his life in Paris. He is known principally for his busts of important leaders, including Ludwig van Beethoven,[1] Louis Pasteur,[2] Leo Tolstoy,[2] Grigori Rasputin,[2] and Vladimir Lenin.[3]

Aronson in 1940
  1. ^ "Naoum Aronson's Beethoven monument in Bonn". Beethoven Haus. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Naoum Aronson, Russian Sculptor (obituary)" (PDF). New York Times. October 1, 1943. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Naoum ARONSON (1872–1943)". Bruno Jansem. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2017.