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An Important Modernist Painting By Hilda Altschule c. 1940s / 1950s

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An unusual, modernist painting by Hilda Altschule, 1950. Entitled "A portrait of a man at a bar", oil on canvas. A quick note about the artist "Hilda Coates Altschule (New York, Russian, 1900 - 1983) was born in Russia and was active/lived in Rochester, New York. Painter, sculptor, she studied at Hunter College, and Cornell University, M.A. Her artworks were exhibited at Great Lakes Exhibition, Cayuga Museum of History & Art; Albright A. Gallery, 1939 (prize); Lillian Fairchild award, Rochester, 1945; Finger Lakes Exhibition, 1950 (prize); N.Y. State Exhibition, Syracuse, 1950 (prize); Cortland Fair, 1953 (prize). She worked as an assistant lecturer at the University of Rochester in early 1960s. While at first she painted in a realistic expressionistic style, resembling German Expressionism, her later work incorporated cubist elements".
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Buffalo, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1062443215952

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