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SAUL KOVNER (1904 - 1982)
Workmen. Crayon on paper, circa 1930s. 355x455 mm; 14x18 inches. Signed in crayon, lower left.
Provenance Son of the artist, Los Angeles, until 1984 Private collection, 1984 until present.
Saul Kovner was born in Russia on January 14, 1904. He settled in New York City in the 1920s where he studied at Pratt Institute of Art and The National Academy of Design. Saul maintained a studio near Central Park, taught classes, and created paintings, prints, and drawings of the city streets and the people of NYC. During the 1930s, he worked for the WPA project in NYC. In the 1950s Kovner moved to Los Angeles and his subject matter and technique changed. He is best known for his work from the 1930s as reflected in the wonderful drawing, "Workmen." Saul Kovner's works are held at the Metropolitan Museum, The Library of Congress, Detroit Institute of Fine Arts, and Baltimore Museum of Art.
