Edgar Levy (1907–1975, American) negotiated and embraced both abstraction and non-objective painting and drew on artistic styles of Cubism, Fauvism, and Abstract Expressionism. He worked alongside legendary artists such as John Graham, Mark Rothko, and David Smith as well as Lucille Corcos, whom he married. His intellect and interests led him to study anatomy at Harlem Hospital in New York, advanced mathematics at Columbia University, and various sciences in Europe. This wide breadth of knowledge contributed to Levy’s unique artistic style and a focused exploration of the figure and portraiture, as seen in Boy (1948).
–Affinities and Outliers: Highlights from the University at Albany Fine Art Collections