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  3233.  By Reuven Rubin 1893 - 1974
   Category - Israeli and International Art.

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The Old Olive Trees
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Description
The Old Olive Trees
, Signed in Hebrew and English on lower left corner, signed again, titled and dated on the stretcher

Technique
Oil on canvas

Date Created
1960

Dimensions
54 x 73.5 cm

Condition
Excellent, original frame (see close-up 2)

Biography
Reuven Rubin, Painter. b. 1893, Romania. Immigrated 1923. Studies: 1912 Bezalel, Jerusalem; 1913-15 Beaux Arts, Paris. Prizes: 1926 Lord Plummer Prize for the paintings 'My Family'; 1964 Dizengoff Prize; 1973 Israel Prize. Was in Romania during First World War. Selected Exhibitions: 1921 Anderson Gallery, New York, sponsored by Alfred Steiglitz; 1948, 1950, 1952 Venice Biennale. Served as first Israeli Ambassador to Romania. Died 1974. (The Israel Museum Web Site)

The Old Olive Trees
Estimate: $48,000/$60,000
Location: Israel
Number of Bids: 3
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