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ABRAHAN WALKOWITZ Russian American Print

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ABRAHAN WALKOWITZ Russian American Print
<B>Walkowitz</B><BR><BR>ABRAHAM WALKOWITZ <BR>Tyumen, Russia 1878 -1965 Brooklyn (Russian/American) <BR><BR>Rest Day<BR>Hand Signed Print <BR><BR>Title : Rest Day <BR><BR>Technique : Print (offset) on paper. <BR><BR>Paper size : circa 15 X 22 cm / 5.9 X 8.7 inch. <BR><BR>Additional Information : This print was made after Walkowitz important painting from 1908.<BR>The work is hand signed in ink by the artistat the lower right margins.<BR>It was given and hand signed by the artist to Mrs. Charlotte Bergman.This Painting is Hand Signed in pencil by the artist "A.Walkowitz" at the lower left.<BR>The work bears the stamp of the :"Collection Bergman the Israel Museum Jerusalem" at the lower right margins. <BR><BR>Provenance : The Bergman Collection, The Israel Museum Jerusalem. <BR><BR>Charlotte Bergman, who died in Jerusalem on July 17 2003, one month before her 99th birthday, was unique among the museum's benefactors. She lived on the premises of the Israel Museum for three decades, and died there. When she made aliyah from New York to Israel in the 60's, the Belgian-born Bergman brought her collection of modern art with her and helped Jerusalem ex-mayor Teddy Kollek found the museum. <BR>As the childless widow of an English architect, she promised to bequeath her paintings, sculptures and ceramics by such 20th century masters as Marc Chagall, Raoul Duffy, Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso to the museum. In return, she asked to build a home within the campus, sharing its security. She wouldn't have to put her treasures in a vault. She could live with them and savor them with her friends. After her death the museum plans to keep the white, single-story house and its 200 art works intact. Although he would not put a figure on it, they are believed to be worth millions of dollars. They include a portrait in oils of a young Charlotte Bergman by Duffy, a personal friend, and a set of small-format Henry Moore bronzes, among other works of Picasso, Braque and other great 20th century masters.<BR>This work by Abraham Walkowitz was part of her extensive collection that was partly sold in 2003. <BR><BR>Condition : Very Good Condition. uneven lower margins.<DIV style='color:#D00000'><b><u>Note to all Online Bidders:</u></b>

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