18 - LEOPOLD GOTTLIEB (POLISH 1883-1934)

LEOPOLD GOTTLIEB (POLISH 1883-1934) Figures at the Market, circa 1920s gouache and pastel on paper 51.2 x 32.6 cm (20 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.) [sight] framed dimensions: 78.3 x 63.5 cm (30 7/8 x 25 in.) signed lower right PROVENANCE Erich Cohn Collection Thence by descent in the family to the present owner CONDITION This painting is in very good condition. It has been examined out of its frame. The work was executed on a paper board. There are no visible damages or restorations. The matte is attached to the backing board. Inspection under UV light does not reveal any restorations. LOT NOTES The present lot comes from the estate of Erich Cohn, a prolific patron and collector of German expressionism. Born in 1890 in Filehne (present-day Poland), Mr. Cohn emigrated to the United States before the outbreak of the Second World War, where in 1937 he became president of the noodle and matzoh manufactory A. Goodman & Sons. Art from the Erich Cohn Collection, especially by Kleinschmidt, Grosz, and Kollwitz, is held at the MoMA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Harvard Art Museums and the Carnegie Museum of Art. The collection also included several artworks by Polish-Jewish modernist Leopold Gottlieb. Keywords: Polish Jewish Artist, Ecole de Paris, Polish Modernism, Gottlieb Nude, Erich Cohn Collection, Jewish Modernist Drawing N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals LLC and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions & Appraisals, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.