Description: ANTIQUE STILL LIFE IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS BY NOTED JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ABRAHAM STRASKI (b. 1903-1987) THIS WORK DEPICTS AN ELEGANTLY RENDERED DARK ATMOSPHERIC STILL LIFE SCENE. VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION. MILD WEAR AND SCRATCHES TO THE FRAME. DIMENSIONS: 28”H x 32”W Abraham Straski (1903 – 1987) was a Polish born painter who moved to the United States after surviving the Nazi concentrations camps in the Holocaust. Straski was raised in pre-World War II Europe as a devout follower of the Jewish faith. While growing up, he grew close to Rabbis in his community who taught him violin, cello, and the Torah. He drew his inspiration for art from the Rabbis surrounding him in his local community. During World War II, his family was forced into a concentration camp. While in the camps, Straski whenever possible saved small pieces of scrap paper and made thumbnail sketches of his teachers who he vowed would never be forgotten. It is said "he kept his sanity by painting the Rabbis of his youth
Price: 750 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Abraham Straski
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: A0 (33 in x 46.81 in)
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Item Length: 32 in
Region of Origin: Europe
Framing: Framed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1960s
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Width (Inches): 32
Item Height: 28 in
Style: Impressionist
Painting Surface: Canvas
Features: Signed, Framed
Handmade: Yes
Culture: Impressionism
Item Width: 32 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
Signed: Yes
Color: Multi-Color
Material: Oil
Subject: Still Life
Type: Painting
Height (Inches): 28
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
