20th Century Figure & Portrait paintings by 
Theodore Zimmerman HPSAA.
  U. S. A., U. K., Europe & Middle East.

Theodore Zimmerman, 
Self Portrait
Honorary President of the Society of Arts Academy

Studio de Theo.
20th Century Paintings by Theodore Zimmerman
Honorary President of the Society of Arts Academy.
Permission for all images of paintings by Theodore Zimmermanon this web site  have been 
authorized  by the artists family.

 >>> Elongatism. <<<

"Anna (Annette) of Montparnasse, Paris "
wife of Alberto Giacometti,
by Theodore Zimmerman, HPSAA
Elongatism paintings, signed, stamped and inscribed.
  ( Copyright Theodore Zimmerman (c) )
(Each work of art has a signed & stamped Authentication Document issued by the 'Studio de Theo.')

The Art Movement 'Elongatism', 20th Century Figure & Portrait paintings,
with the birth of ' Elongatism '  by Theodore Zimmerman HPSAA
The  'late period'  paintings, have a styalized and intense movement and spiritual feeling about them, 
as Theo.  attempts to capture in paint,  the aura and ambience of  the eternal spirit of  people at
their daily work or  children at  play  in a portrait or figure drawing. 
The birth  of  'elongatism' by  Theo. , first seen in his early paintings  when he was 16 years old,
developed into his own personal and original style.
'Elongatism'.
Theo. said: " I want to create a style of painting and drawing, that when anyone views one of
my  paintings from across a room, that person will  immediately know that the artist
Theodore Zimmerman painted it.
The normal visual representation of  a  person in a photograph or portrait is obsolete,  because
the body  changes every day  as we journey through the ageing process . 
I create in my paintings the aura and ambience of the eternal spirit, soul or scene which never
changes."
The artist's answer to an American onlooker who was watching him paint, who had remarked 
that his  painting was missing many details,  was, quote,  " If you want an accurate account of what 
you are looking at,  go and find a photographer.  If  however, you have the intelligence to
appreciate a work of art, then ask me to paint it.".  Following this comment,  the onlooker
asked  if  he could purchase  the painting,  Theo. replied, " Certainly, that is if you can
afford it."
Current Exhibition.
The current exhibition of  the painters very  important  ' elongatism '  early, middle and 
late period works,  has  created a huge interest in  the artist.
All the works are fully signed,  inscribed and authenticated, with the artists ' Atelier ' 
stamps. The portraits and  the late landscape paintings in the artist's original 
'elongatism '  style can now be appreciated by art  lovers  throughout the world on this
 official  internet site.
Alberto Giacometti.  (CLICK)
Theodore Zimmerman visited Alberto Giacometti at his studio in Montparnasse, Paris
in 1954/55, and his early  'elongatism' drawings were much admired by Giacometti. 
During other visits, Theo. completed  five "elongatism" drawings of  Giacometti  and 
two of Annette,  where he would call her Anna, to which she approved. The drawings are now
held in his family collection. 
In his studio after the war, Giacometti began the sculptures of slender proportions
with highly agitated surfaces with which he has become famous..
Giacometti's Paris studio was at 46 rue Hippolyte Maindron, off the rue d'Alésia, and 
he worked there almost continuously from 1927 until his death in 1965. 
After the Second World War,  he rented the adjacent studio, the space was both 
studio and living space. In 1947 he was joined there by Annette Arm who was from 
Geneva,  and he married Annette in 1949. 
Landscape ' Elongatism '
Theo's development into pure landscape began later in his career, and when working, he
tried to  place on paper or canvas  his own personal innermost feelings for  the landscape
rather than a  detailed  and accurate description as you would see in a photograph.
By ignoring all irrelevant detail and concentrating on a minimum of simple shapes, a 
limited  number of  muted tertiary colors and vigorous strokes of  the brush or pastel, 
an artistic vision  of the landscape  was  quickly created. 
The combination of 'Impressionism' and 'Elongatism' together allowed Theo. to place
on canvas or paper his intense feeling of  love for the beauty of nature.