Sareed: The Life and Times of Samuel Markitante, Painter-Sculptor

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An artist who survived persecution — not once, but twice. Bruce Krain’s Sareed: The Life and Times of Samuel Markitante, Painter-Sculptor tells the gripping story of a gifted artist born in Russia who fled religious persecution in his homeland and rebuilt his life in Paris — only to face the Nazi occupation of the city he loved. By Bruce Krain, drawing on personal knowledge of the artist’s courage and creativity.

Drawing on personal knowledge of the artist, Krain paints an intimate portrait of Markitante’s courage and creativity. Working in both painting and sculpture, Markitante created powerful works reflecting the turbulence of the twentieth century: evocative images of survival, hope, and the beauty that persists even in dark times.

Part biography, part tribute — for readers of biography, Holocaust history, and art history. An unforgettable portrait of resilience: the enduring power of art in the face of cruelty.

Bruce Krain’s “Sareed: The Life and Times of Samuel Markitante, Painter-Sculptor” tells the gripping story of a gifted artist who survived persecution not once, but twice. Born in Russia, Markitante fled religious persecution in his homeland and rebuilt his life in Paris — only to face the Nazi occupation of the city he loved.

Krain draws on personal knowledge of the artist to paint an intimate portrait of Markitante’s courage and creativity. Working in both painting and sculpture, Markitante created powerful works that reflect the turbulence of the twentieth century: evocative images of survival, hope, and the beauty that persists even in dark times.

Part biography, part tribute, the book traces Markitante’s journey from refugee to respected artist, exploring how hardship shaped his vision and how art became his means of endurance. It is a moving account of a man who refused to let hatred extinguish his creative spirit.

Readers of biography, Holocaust history, and art history will find “Sareed” an unforgettable portrait of resilience — a reminder of the enduring power of art in the face of cruelty.