Selected dates:

July 28th, 1890

Born in the town of Zholudok, Vilna province (Russian Empire, now – the urban village of Zheludok in the Grodno region, Republic of Belarus) in a large Jewish family.

1909–1912

He studied at the Vilna Drawing School. While studying in Vilna, Pinkhus Kremen met Chaim Soutine and Mikhail Kikoin.

1912

The artist illegally crossed the border and through Germany moved to France. Arriving in Paris, he settled in Houllier.

1912–1913

He attended classes at the Paris National Higher School of Fine Arts in the workshop of the academic artist Fernand Cormon. Close contact with Chaim Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Osip Zadkine, Andre Derain, Fernand Léger and other avant-garde artists.

1914

He exhibited three sculptural works in the salon of the Independents, but from the next year he began to engage almost exclusively in painting.

Since 1916

Famous Parisian art dealers became interested in the artist's works and began to buy them.

1919

The Parisian gallery of Jacques Povolotsky hosted the first solo exhibition of Pinchus Kremeny's works, which showed Mediterranean landscapes and a series of nudes, painted by the artist during his stay in the town of Sere in southern France.

1920s–1930s

The artist traveled extensively in France, traveled to Corsica, visited Sweden.

Since 1921

Exhibited at the exhibitions of the Autumn Salon.

1923

Signed his first contract with art dealer Paul Guillaume.

1924

Together with Chaim Soutine and Lazar Volovik, Kremen exhibited at the Parisian gallery La Licorne and participated in meetings and exhibitions of the literary and artistic group "Through".

Since 1924

Exhibited at the Tuileries Salon.

1927

Signed a contract with the Parisian gallery Van Leer, where he held his solo exhibition.

1928

The artist's works were shown at the exhibition Modern French Art, held in the halls of the State Museum of New Western Art and the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.

1929

Personal exhibition at the Van Leer gallery in Paris.

1931

Personal exhibition at the Van Leer gallery in Paris.

1937

For some time he lived in Burgundy.

1938

Lived near Bourges.

1940–1944

During the Second World War, the artist, hiding from the Nazis, was in the small town of Turen.

1940s–1950s

He often visited and lived in Israel for a long time.

Late 1944

The artist returned to Paris.

1945

He took part in the Exhibition of Contemporary Russian Painters and Sculptors in Paris.

1946

Participated in the exhibition in honor of the Victory.

1949–1956

Participated in exhibitions in Jerusalem.

1960s

He moved to Sere, where he built a house-workshop.

April 5th, 1981

Died in Sere. He was buried in the Montparnasse cemetery in Paris.