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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
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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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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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

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Ruth Eckstein Art

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