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Ruth Eckstein Art

American, 1916-2011

Ruth Eckstein was born in Nuremberg, Germany on May 11, 1916. As a teenager, she worked in her father’s fabric store and then took an early interest in art. Around 1930, she met George Eckstein, a friend of her brother Gus, who worked in a family toy business. George was active in left-leaning political activities and in 1933, the Nazis arrested him and he spent several months in jail. After his release, he fled to Switzerland and then to Paris. Eckstein joined him there in 1934. She and George lived in Paris for 5 years, where they married and were active members of the German refugee community, working as toy makers producing stuffed dolls. It was in Paris that their first daughter, Margaret, was born. In 1939, fearing a Nazi invasion, George and Ruth left Paris for New York City.

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Artist: Ruth Eckstein
Black Fields XI
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Initialed lower right: “RE”. Titled and signed verso”Black Fields XI/ Ruth Eckstein”. Ruth Eckstein has received national and international recognition as an abstract modernist pain...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Black Fields VIII
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
From the series Black Fields. Signed lower right: "RE". Titled, signed and inscribed verso right panel: "Black Fields VIII R/ Ruth Eckstein 80/84". Titled, signed and inscribed verso...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Arcadia V
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Titled verso lower left: "Arcadia V"; signed lower right: "Ruth Eckstein". From the estate of the artist. Ruth Eckstein has received national and international recognition as an abs...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Paper

Arcadia XIII
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Labeled verso: "Arcadia XIII / paper & ink on rag board / 26 x 20""; signed lower center: "Ruth Eckstein". From the estate of the artist. Ruth Eckstein has received national and int...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Board, Rag Paper, Paper, Ink

Clear Light of Winter
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Number 29 in an edition of 40. Titled lower left margin: "Clear Light of Winter"; numbered lower left margin: "29/40"; signed lower right margin: "Ruth Eckstein". From the estate of ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Paper, Screen

Sense of Summer
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Number 1 in an edition of 40. Titled lower left margin: "Sense of Summer"; numbered lower left margin: "1/40"; signed lower right margin: "Ruth Eckstein". From the estate of the arti...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Art

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Paper, Screen

Gateway to Memory
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Ruth Eckstein (1916-2011), "Gateway to Memory". Number 10 in an edition of 30. Titled, dated, and signed in pencil lower left margin: "Gateway to Memory 10/30 / Ruth Eckstein." From ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Ruth Eckstein Art

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Etching

Fire In Space
By Ruth Eckstein
Located in Boston, MA
Ruth Eckstein (1916-2011), "Fire In the Space". Number 28 in an edition of 35. Titled and numbered in pencil lower left margin: "Fire in Space 28/35"; signed in pencil lower right ma...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Ruth Eckstein Art

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Screen

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