Abramofsky was born in
Kiev,
Russian Empire (present-day
Ukraine) and left Czarist Russia for
Vienna, Austria, where he first took an interest in art. He lived briefly in Paris and arrived in the United States in 1909.
Toledo, Ohio became his home. He went back to France in 1914, 1920 and 1925 to study with
Jean Paul Laurens and
Lucien Simon in the
Julian Academy. In Paris, he saw the works of Chirico, Van Dongen, Delauney, Lhote, Leger, Ozenfant, Dufresne, Dufy, Gris, Modigliani, Segonzac, Gromaire and many others. For his first trip back to Paris from Ohio, he came with a letter of introduction from noted Toledo mayor
Brand Whitlock. His works have been represented in collections of the
Luxembourg Museum, the
Museum in Israel, the
Brooklyn Museum, in numerous museums in Ohio and many private collections. In a brief biographical piece, he wrote, "I am unable to classify myself, except I hope that I am a part of the twentieth century. I do feel that my Jewish types reflect the tradition and beliefs that have kept them separate as a people since Abraham." ==Exhibitions==