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Abraham Rattner
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Abraham Rattner
- "Two Figures and Masks", Composition #3
- signed Rattner (lower center); signed Abraham Rattner, titled "Two Figures and Masks ", Composition #3, dated 1949 and numbered No 525 (on an old label affixed to the frame)
- oil on canvas
- 35 by 46 inches
- (88.9 by 116.8 cm)
Provenance
A.P. Rosenberg & Co., Inc., New York
Joseph R. Shapiro, Oak Park (purchased from the above, 1949)
Donn Shapiro (by descent from the above, by 1967)
Acquired from the above as a gift, 1976
Joseph R. Shapiro, Oak Park (purchased from the above, 1949)
Donn Shapiro (by descent from the above, by 1967)
Acquired from the above as a gift, 1976
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, 1949 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, 1949-50, no. 112
Champaign, University of Illinois, Rattner, 1952-53, no. 28 (as Two Figures with Masks)
Art Institute of Chicago, Twenty-Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Society for Contemporary American Art, 1967
Chicago, Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century, 1976, no. 49 (as Two Figures with Masks)
Champaign, University of Illinois, Rattner, 1952-53, no. 28 (as Two Figures with Masks)
Art Institute of Chicago, Twenty-Seventh Annual Exhibition of the Society for Contemporary American Art, 1967
Chicago, Maurice Spertus Museum of Judaica, Jewish Artists of the Twentieth Century, 1976, no. 49 (as Two Figures with Masks)
Literature
Allen Leepa, Abraham Rattner, New York, 1970, p. 45, illustrated p. 139
Condition
Oil on canvas. Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition, generally, aside from minor, scattered craquelure. Work is painted with a thick inpasto. UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.