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Lot Essay
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Vanity, 1948, ink on paper, 9 5/8 x 6 3/8 in., Collection of Edith Halpert, New York.
Born in Kovno, Lithuania to an orthodox Jewish family, Ben Shahn established himself in his lifetime as one of America's leading Social-Realist painters. In the 1920s he traveled to Europe and North Africa and became increasingly committed to social justice themes ranging from social ills at large to the plight of the individuals. In the 1930s Ben Shahn painted murals for the Works Progress Administration, worked as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration and designed government posters during World War II.
Ben Shahn executed illustrations for various magazines and newspapers throughout his career. Vanity was illustrated in the October 30, 1949 edition of the New York Herald Tribune. The painting represents the theme of vanity in a playful surrealistic manner quintessential of the artist's work at the time.
Vanity, 1948, ink on paper, 9 5/8 x 6 3/8 in., Collection of Edith Halpert, New York.
Born in Kovno, Lithuania to an orthodox Jewish family, Ben Shahn established himself in his lifetime as one of America's leading Social-Realist painters. In the 1920s he traveled to Europe and North Africa and became increasingly committed to social justice themes ranging from social ills at large to the plight of the individuals. In the 1930s Ben Shahn painted murals for the Works Progress Administration, worked as a photographer for the Farm Security Administration and designed government posters during World War II.
Ben Shahn executed illustrations for various magazines and newspapers throughout his career. Vanity was illustrated in the October 30, 1949 edition of the New York Herald Tribune. The painting represents the theme of vanity in a playful surrealistic manner quintessential of the artist's work at the time.