Abraham Manievich

Leon Kobrin, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Thence by descent

Oil on canvas laid down on masonite. The surface is dirty and covered with a layer of slightly yellowed varnish. There is a line of white pigment that does not appear to be original along the upper left edge. This is perhaps from the frame. There is a small area of craquelure near the upper left edge, below frame. There are some other, very minor spots of craquelure as well to the surface, and a small area where the surface is scratched in the lower left quadrant. Held in a white painted wood frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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We would like to thank Alan Pensler and Mimi Ginsberg for providing additional catalogue information. Their forthcoming monograph on Abraham Manievich will be distributed in the fall of 2011.