Saul Lishinsky Abstract Gouache Painting

Item Details

Saul Lishinsky (American, 1922 – 2012)
Untitled (Abstract animal), mid to late 20th century
Gouache painting on paperboard
Unsigned
Artist’s name inscribed to verso

Saul Lishinsky was born in the Bronx in 1922. He studied at the Arts Students League in New York City and in Provincetown with Hans Hoffman. Lishinsky returned to New York after serving in WWII and began painting again with the help and encouragement of his cousin Abraham Lishinsky, a noted WPA artist. Lishinsky went on to hold nine one-man shows and founded the Bronx Community Murals as a community project. Lishinsky seldom sold his art while he was alive, however, in 2008 he moved into an nursing home and his studio of nearly seventy years was emptied and the contents were sold. Lishinsky’s mural can still be seen throughout the greater New York City area and also remains in private collections.

Condition

- toning to paperboard with slight discoloration to painting; pin holes to upper corners and lower center with paint void around each; light edge wear to board with some paint loss; discoloration to mat; accretion beneath glass; scratches and edge wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; visible image measures 11" W x 14" H.

Item #

ITMG244079