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Woman by Table (Double sided painting) by Leopold Gottlieb

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Woman by Table (Double sided painting) by Leopold Gottlieb
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Description
Woman by Table (Double sided painting), signed (lower right). On the reverse: "Woman with Vase" (see close-up 2), colored pencils on paper.

Technique
Oil on cardboard

Date Created
circa 1920

Dimensions
40 x 32 cm

Provenance
Important Private Collection, Ramat Gan, Israel

Condition
Good

Notes
Set in an original period frame (see close-up 3).

Leopold Gottlieb 1883-1934
Born in Drohobycz, Poland in 1883. His brother, Jewish painter Maurycy Gottlieb, died before Leopold was born.
Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and continued his education in Munich. In 1904, at the age of 21 he settled in Paris and became a member of the Circle of Montparnasse artists. During the years 1904-1907, he exhibited his works in group exhibitions in Krakow, Lvov, Vienna, Berlin, and Warsaw. In 1910, he moved to Jerusalem to teach at the Bezalel School of Art. Following his return to Paris In the years 1917-1919, he took part in exhibition of Polish Expressionists (Formists), displayed in the Salon of Autumn, Independents, Société Nationale des Beaux Artes, and the Tuileries. He also participated in exhibitions in the Vienna Secession and Barcelona.
During the First World War he joined the Polish Legions, where he documented scenes of everyday war life. After the war, he settled in Poland, in Vienna, and then in Germany. In 1926, he returned to Paris where he exhibited extensively. Gottlieb's paintings often depict biblical themes and include many portraits of famous people, including Diego Rivera, and Helena Rubinstein. Died in Paris in 1934.