Eugene Spiro, born Eugen Spiro (April 18, 1874 in Breslau, Silesia – September 26, 1972 in New York City) was a German and American painter. He was born to a Jewish family in Breslau. In 1904 Spiro was briefly married to the famous actress Tilla Durieux, who later married the important art dealer Paul Cassirer. His younger sister was the painter Baladine Klossowska. The French painter Balthus was his nephew. References External links 19th-century German painters 19th-century American male artists German male painters Jewish painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century American male artists American male painters 20th-century American painters German Jews Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States People from the Province of Silesia Artists from Wrocław 1874 births 1972 deaths Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany