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Ruth Eckstein Prints and Multiples

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
Maghreb II, Minimalist Abstract Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein
Maghreb II, Minimalist Abstract Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

Maghreb II, Minimalist Abstract Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

By Ruth Eckstein

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Maghreb II Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 4/60 Image Size: 21 x 26 inches Size: 21.5 x 29.5 in. (54.61 x 74.9...

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Cities and Signs IV, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

Cities and Signs IV, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

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Cities and Signs IV Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 20/40 Image Size: 19.5 x 17 inches Size: 29.5 x 22 in. (74...

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Gate to Infinity, Minimalist Abstract Etching by Ruth Eckstein
Gate to Infinity, Minimalist Abstract Etching by Ruth Eckstein

Gate to Infinity, Minimalist Abstract Etching by Ruth Eckstein

By Ruth Eckstein

Located in Long Island City, NY

Gate to Infinity Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 13.5 x 11.5 inches Size: 16.5 x 14 in. (41.91 x 3...

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1970s Minimalist Ruth Eckstein Prints and Multiples

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Haiku - Pond Frog Egret, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein
Haiku - Pond Frog Egret, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

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Located in Long Island City, NY

Haiku - Pond Frog Egret Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 19.5 x 16 inches Size: 29.5 x 21.75 in....

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Ruth Eckstein Prints and Multiples

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Trunk 1, Minimalist Abstract Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein
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Trunk 1, Minimalist Abstract Lithograph by Ruth Eckstein

By Ruth Eckstein

Located in Long Island City, NY

Trunk 1 Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 5/20 Size: 25.75 x 19 in. (65.41 x 48.26 cm)

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Trunk 2 Ruth Eckstein, German (1916–2012) Date: circa 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 11/20 Size: 25.75 x 19 in. (65.41 x 48.26 cm)

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