About

Daniel ‘Alain’ Brustlein (1904-1996)

Alain is considered one of the foremost illustrators in America–a noted cartoonist for such illustrious publications as The New Yorker where he signed his work ‘Alain.’  Brustlein later became a reputable painter noted for his figurative compositions and expressionistic canvases exhibiting his work in New York City and Paris.

During the height of Abstract Expressionism and the suppression of the figure as subject, Brustlein took to the brush rendered portraiture of friends and landscapes of his travels in a painterly style.

Monographic exhibitions include Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris (’52, ’88); Stable Gallery, New York (’55, ’59); Enter Cultural Americain, Paris (’62); Saidenberg Gallery, New York (’64); Galerie Jacob, Paris (’69, ’75); Livingstone-Learmont Gallery, New York (’77); A.M. Sachs, New York (’80, ’81); Gruenenbaum Gallery, New York (’84), Kouros Gallery, New York (’90, ’97, ’99, ’02); ACME Fine Art, Boston (’11).