Signed l.d.: J. ZUCKER
Jacob (Jacques) Zucker (Radom 1900 - New York 1981) spent his childhood in Palestine. He studied at the "Becalel" school of fine arts in Jerusalem. After World War I, he settled in Paris, where he continued his studies at the Académie Julian, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Académie Colarossi. In 1922, he moved to the United States. From then on, he lived alternately in New York and Paris. He traveled extensively, including to Italy Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Israel. He spent the years of World War II in the United States. In 1947, he settled in Arcueil near Paris. Beginning in 1928, he participated in Paris' Salon d'Automne and Salon des Tuileries. He also exhibited many times in New York. He painted landscapes, portraits, still lifes, flowers and genre scenes, often inspired by Jewish folklore. His paintings are in the type of the Expressionist variety of École de Paris painting, derived from the art of artists such as Marc Chagall, Chaim Soutine. Zucker also worked as an illustrator and journalist, contributing articles to "L'Art Vivant" and "Esquire" magazines.
