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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
Lot 47

EUGENE BERMAN
(1899-1972)
New York

17 November 2020, 17:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$11,475 inc. premium

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EUGENE BERMAN (1899-1972)

New York
signed with the artist's initials, dated and inscribed 'To Ulfert E.B. 1936.' (lower center); titled 'New York' and dated again (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 x 21 1/4 in (81.3 x 54 cm)
Painted in 1936

Footnotes

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Peter Sherwin.

Provenance
Private collection, New York (acquired from the artist).
Thence by descent to the present owner in 1987.

Exhibited
Rosyln Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, New York, July 22 - November 5, 2017.

Painted in 1936, New York is a rare example of Eugene Berman's depiction of the New York City waterfront. An enigmatic scene set within a Surrealist-like landscape, the present lot is an excellent demonstration of the artist's tendency to create a world filled of melancholy and drama. After exhibiting alongside artists such as Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp at the Julien Levy Gallery since 1929, Berman decided to move from Paris to New York City in 1935. It was when New York was painted that the artist began working as a freelance magazine illustrator and as a set designer for the Metropolitan Opera House, becoming well-known for his baroque stage settings that share an oneiric affinity to his paintings.

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