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Modern + Contemporary + Design | October 13, 2022

Thu, Oct 13, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 137

Arbit Blatas Abstract Painting of Children

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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(American/Lithuanian, 1908-1999)

The Children's Meal, signed lower left "A. Blatas", oil on canvas, 21-5/8 x 15 in.; gilt wood frame, linen liner, 26 x 19-3/8 in.

Note: Arbit Blatas was a painter, sculptor and stage designer who settled in New York City. He studied in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere and the Academie Julian and was a member of the Salon d'Automne where he also exhibited.

- Askart.com

Provenance: Mrs. Ralph Hanes, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (label verso); Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

original strainer and tacking edge

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