Lot 267A
Soshana Afroyim (Austrian, 1927-2015). Abstract painting. Oil on canvas, mid-20th century. Signed in lower left. A striking oil painting by Austrian artist Soshana Afroyim of the Modernist movement. The painting displays a blue gradient ground transitioning from midnight blue to turquoise broken up by thick strokes of red-orange, white, and navy impasto in a lofty, flowing manner. The dramatic contrast in color and texture adds a note of stirring movement to the composition. Soshana Afroyim (born Susanne Schuller) was a full-time artist and traveled frequently, exhibiting her work internationally. During her journeys, she portrayed many well known personalities and her art developed in different directions. Her early period artwork was largely naturalistic in nature, showing landscapes and portraits. Later her style developed towards abstract art, strongly influenced by Asian calligraphy, as seen in this example. Size of painting: 11.75" W x 23.5" H (29.8 cm x 59.7 cm); of frame: 12.25" W x 24" H (31.1 cm x 61 cm)
According to the artist's website: "Soshana is one of the few Austrian painters of the 20th century to have aroused international interest. From the figurative Social Realism of her early years, she found her own stylistic way of Abstract Art. Reduced calligraphic graphics are among her works, as well as flamboyant, vibrant paintings. Soshana lived and worked among the artistic and intellectual Avantgarde in Paris and New York, had encounters and relationships with central figures of her time, like Picasso, Giacometti, J.P. Sartre, Albert Schweitzer, Arnold Schonberg and many more. But what had inspired Soshana most, was travelling. A restless collector of worlds, most of her life was a journey across the globe. Cuba, Japan, China, India, Israel, Africa, Mexico, South-East Asia, Australia or the Caribbean there is no continent, she did not visit. A strong woman, painting strong pictures."
Provenance: The William F. Draper Collection, New York City, USA, acquired via descent from the late William Franklin Draper (1912-2003)
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- Condition: Signed in lower left. Some scuffs left side and lower area of canvas, but none of which greatly affecting imagery. Otherwise, in overall very good condition. Set in modern frame with suspension wire on verso for display.
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