Chaim Soutine (January 13, 1893 – August 9, 1943)

Boy in Blue

1924

Soutine was a wonderful painter, whose works were of a very unique style of Expressionism. But it's a bit difficult to track his influences, as he really was a classicist when it came to his favorite artists, such as Rembrandt (though there is one self-portrait of Rembrandt's–follow the link–that certainly could have prompted Soutine down this stylistic road). Also Soutine was most likely influenced by his dear friend Modigliani, though the extent of the influence in his work is somewhat limited. Soutine prematurely died at 50 from an ulcer, which was aggravated by his evasion of the Nazis during the Second World War.