{{Short description|Russian sculptor}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexandre Zeitlin | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date text|1872}} | birth_place = Tiflis, Georgia, Russia | death_date = {{death date and given age|1946|04|04|73}}<!-- 73 at date of death{{r|NYT}} --> | death_place = New York City, United States | other_names = Alexander Zeitlin | known_for = Portrait busts | occupation = Sculptor }}
'''Alexandre Zeitlin''' ({{langx|ru|Александр Моисеевич Цейтлин}}; 1872–1946) was a Russian sculptor known for his portrait busts.
== Life and career == Alexandre Zeitlin was born in Tiflis, Georgia, Russia, in 1872. He held his first art exhibition in his hometown as an early teenager.{{r|Universal}} He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1890–1894),{{r|NYT}} where his portrait busts of actor {{ill|Friedrich Mitterwurzer|de}} and Archduke Otto were recognized.{{r|Universal}} He then studied at the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris. Zeitlin's statue ''Despair'' and a portrait bust of opera singer Jeanne Hatto were among his first to receive public recognition. He became known for his portrait busts. Zeitlin received a Ordre des Palmes académiques (1903) for busts of Camille Flammarion{{r|NYT}} and was made an officer of public instruction (1907) for his statue of senator {{ill|Louis Bizarelli|fr}}. Zeitlin worked in Paris for over 20 years.{{r|Universal}}
In 1915, Zeitlin moved to New York City, where he remained for the rest of his life.{{r|Universal}} He died in Knickerbocker Hospital on March 4, 1946. Zeitlin had a wife, Sofie. One of his two brothers, Leo, was a violinist and a professor at the Moscow Conservatory.{{r|NYT}} His nephew Alexander was a conductor at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.
His works have been collected internationally including institutions in the United States, France, and Russia.{{r|NYT}} His portrait bust of Edward VII, Prince of Wales, narrowly predated his coronation.{{r|Universal}}<!-- a list of busts also available in this source -->
== References ==
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<ref name=Universal>{{cite book|last1=Landman|first1=Isaac|last2=Rittenberg|first2=Louis|last3=Cohen|first3=Simon|title=The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMBtAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA635|chapter=Zeitlin, Alexander|year=1943|pages=635–636}}</ref>
<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |title=ALEXANDRE ZEITLIN; Sculptor Created Portrait Busts of Many Famous Persons |work=The New York Times |date=1946-03-05 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1946/03/05/archives/alexandre-zeitlin-sculptor-created-portrait-busts-of-many-famous.html |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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== Further reading ==
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* {{Cite journal |last=Freed |first=Clarence I. |title=A Maker of Living Statuary |journal=The American Hebrew |date=1925-10-09 |df=mdy-all |oclc=12064549 }}<!-- HathiTrust catalog record, 1925 isn't PD yet https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102090307 --> * {{Cite journal |last=Weihl |first=Elsa |title=Alexandre Zeitlin: A Studio Impression |journal=The Union Bulletin |date=March 1922 |pages=12–13, 21 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4gzAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA12 }}
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== External links ==
* [https://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1203077300 Record] at the University of Glasgow Mapping Sculpture project
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