Abraham Manievich

Estate of the Artist
Private Collection, Westchester County, New York, circa 1985

Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Art Gallery, Paintings by Abraham Manievich, 1936
Scranton, Everhart Museum, Paintings by Abraham Manievich, 1936
Peekskill, Summer Exhibition of Paintings by Abraham Manievich and M. Hart, 1937
Montreal, T. Eaton Co., Paintings by Abraham Manievich, 1937
Toronto, Galleries of J. Merritt Maloney, Paintings by Abraham Manievich, 1938
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum, Memorial Exhibition Abraham Manievich, 1949
Jerusalem, Bezalel Jewish National Museum, Memorial Exhibition Abraham Manievich, 1949
Boston, Doll & Richards, Paintings by Abraham Manievich, 1954
New York, Congress for Jewish Culture, Memorial Exhibition Abraham Manievich, 1957
Miami, Miami Museum of Modern Art, Memorial Exhibition Abraham Manievich, 1960

This picture was painted on a thin piece of linen which has been nicely lined. The original texture of the paint is still in evidence. The paint layer is clean and has been lightly varnished. There appear to be no restorations and the picture should be hung as is. The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

This painting will be reproduced and discussed in the forthcoming book on Abraham Manievich by Alan Pensler and Mimi Ginsberg.  The authors write of the painting:

Newburgh is a quintessential American Scene subject: a main street in a small town. Rather than using the somber palette typical of most [American] painting of the time however, Manievich paints Newburgh with bright, adventurous colors in his own novel, restless style.  The authoritative skill of his brushwork never muddies the abundance of color in his paintings, and his respect for the symbolic nature and descriptive power of color does not allow for it to be merely a presence on the canvas.