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20th Century, Modern & Contemporary Fine Arts

Sat, Dec 5, 2015 10:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 6, 2015 10:00AM EST
Lot 649

GEORGE ABEL WARSHAWSKY (1883-1962): BUDDHA AND THE DANCING GIRL

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Oil on board, 1961, signed 'G.A. Warshawsky', titled and dated on the reverse. 10 1/8 x 8 1/8 in., 12 x 10 in. (frame).Note: George Abel Warshawsky was born in Sharon, PA and studied at the Cleveland Art Insitute before moving to Paris to study at the Academie Julian. Known primarily as a landscape and portrait painter, he won the prestigious Chevalier of the Legion of Honor award in France. He moved back to the States and settled in Monterey, CA, where he painted this work a year before his death in 1962.,