Mischa Richter: The Jewish District

A 1933 ink and wash drawing by Mischa Richter depicts New York's "Jewish District," clearly the Lower East Side. Still an art student, Richter is here being influenced by the Ashcan School. At this early date, Richter is still writing his initials in the Cyrillic alphabet. He was to be graduated from the Yale School of Fine Arts in the following year.

Mischa Richter
Jewish District, New York, 1933

Mischa Richter
Skinner, Discovery—April 9, 2014, Lot 88

https://www.skinnerinc.com/auctions/2716M/lots/88

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Barney Tobey and the Ashcan School

A rare lithograph by Barney Tobey (1906-1989) from 1933 was offered for sale at Roland New York earlier this month. The Scavenger is a gritty image from the Depression depicting a poor man rummaging through garbage cans. It is numbered 4 of only 8 prints and in style and subject matter belongs quite literally to the Ashcan School. It did not find a buyer.

Barney Tobey, The Scavenger, 1933, #4/8

Barney Tobey, The Scavenger, 1933, #4/8, framed

Detail

Barney Tobey's signature

Roland Auctioneers and Valuers, February 6, 2016
The description belongs to the following lot.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/43587867_barney-tobey-lithograph-the-scavenger

Note:  There's more about cartoonist Barney Tobey in the blog's archives.

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