Hyacinthe kuller baron biography

She gained international acclaim with her Motherhood series of paintings in the 1960s and became the first woman artist to open her gallery on Madison Avenue in 1974.
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Hyacinthe attended the High School of Music & Art in New York City and, at age nine, was the youngest student ever admitted to adult classes at the The Art.

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Hyacinthe Kuller Baron was born with a gift.

At age 9 she was called an art prodigy and enrolled in classes for adults at New York’s prestigious Art Students League school on West 57th Street.

She went on to paint commissioned portraits for a who’s who of Hollywood celebrities — Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Rock Hudson, Martha Raye — and her artwork joined the collections of Huntington Hartford, “Hawaii Five-O” star Jack Lord, Rod McKuen, Malcolm Forbes and others.

While living in Greenwich Village in the 1950s, she associated with other then-struggling artists who grew to become household names — Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning and others.

In 1974, she turned heads when she placed a nude model in her Manhattan gallery window sitting (backward) next to the painting for which the naked women had modeled.

Today, the artist, who often used the mononym Hyacinthe, lives in Pacific Beach in a one-bedroom apartment filled with her art and memorabilia. As she approaches her 85th birthday May 12, she still paints and is p

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We are sad to share that Hyacinthe Kuller Baron has passed away. (1936-2024) We know her work & her life had an impact on so many. The family continues to manage this website, so please reach out through the contact form if you wish to share anything with us, inquire about a painting or print, or just to say hello. The family has also established this fund to continue the legacy of her astonishing work & commitment to the artistic community. You can learn more by clicking here.

“THE HOUSE OF HYACINTHE”
A documentary film about the life and career of artist Hyacinthe Baron
Directed, Edited and Filmed by Holly Jane Sutor | Mind Crush Production

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BIO
Hyacinthe attended the High School of Music & Art in New York City and, at age nine, was the youngest student ever admitted to adult classes at the The Art Students League on 57th Street. She studied briefly with Frank Mason, Jose De Creeft, and Chaim Gross. In Greenwich Village Hyacinthe associated with Jackson Pollock, Wilhelm DeKooning and other artists of the time and was mentored by Marcel Duchamp quoted as declaring: "Hyacinthe is to be the heir to Michelangelo and Rubens. Hyacinthe's draftsmanship is natural and superb". Inspired by Andre Malraux and his concept of the Museum Without Walls, she worked directly with Pratt Institute to establish their School Without Walls program. Throughout the 60's and to the present day her art has been widely collected by public and private institutions and celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Onassis, Martha Raye, etc.

The artist moved on to produce a diverse body of work that includes sculptures, videos, published books and ultimately fashion collections created from the love for fashion that always informed and inspir