Lot 52
  • 52

Reuven Rubin

Estimate
90,000 - 130,000 USD
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Description

  • Reuven Rubin
  • Springtime in Ain Karem
  • signed Rubin and in Hebrew (lower center); signed again, dated 1966, titled and inscribed Made in Israel (on the stretcher)
  • oil on canvas
  • 25 3/4 by 32 in.
  • 65.4 by 81.3 cm.
  • Painted in 1966.

Provenance

Rose Klorfein, New York (and sold by her estate: William Doyle Galleries, New York, October 26, 1983, lot 134)
Engel Gallery, Jerusalem
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Palm Beach, Norton Museum of Art, Rubin, 1967, no. 18

Condition

The canvas is unlined. The surface is in excellent condition with vibrant colors. Under UV light the reds in the base of the tree are still active but there are no apaprent inpaints visible.
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