Auction 62 · Lot 270
Sitting Shiva.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,200
- Hammer price
- $750
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
SCHWAB, DAVID.
Place
New York, 1968
Description
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated by the artist lower right. Framed.
summary
This emotional scene poignantly depicts the subject of family mourning. With Schwab’s wide brushwork and obscured faces, the anonymity becomes personal to the viewer, empathizing with the distressed mourners. The shrouded mirror and closed window blinds cleverly juxtapose the palpable sadness of the young child clinging to her mother’s side.
40 x 30 inches.
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