Description:
Moses Soyer (American, 1899-1974)
Figure of a Young Woman Standing
Signed and dated "M SOYER/51" l.l.
Oil on canvas, 20 x 10 in. (50.3 x 25.5 cm),in a hand-toned frame.
Condition: Surface grime.
Provenance: The estate of Nathan Krueger (1935-1974),owner of the Cooperative Gallery, Newark, New Jersey, which he founded with Bernard Rabin in 1936; to the current private New Jersey collection.
N.B. The lot is accompanied by a black and white period photograph of the painting stamped by Oliver Baker, New York, on the reverse. The photograph shows the date "51" very clearly, before it was partially obscured by dark pigment or stain. The frame on this painting, which has been toned to complement the palette of the work, may have been made by the artist or by the dealer, Nathan Krueger, who was a friend of the artist.
Estimate $1,200-1,800
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Keywords
Nathan Krueger, Moses Soyer, Bernard Rabin, Oliver Baker, NewarkRobin S.R. Starr
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