Auction 59 · Lot 186
Hebrew Classes.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- $3,800
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GROPPER, WILLIAM.
Place
American, c. 1940
Description
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right.
summary
Social realist painter and political cartoonist William Gropper (1897-1977) was the child of Jewish immigrants from Romania and the Ukraine. Gropper’s work was influenced by Cubism as seen in the sharp angles, prismatic effects of color and disregard for realism in the present piece.
Provenance: Christie’s New York, House Sale, 5th September, 2007, lot 158.
Framed. 25.5 x 20.5 inches.
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