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ARTIST: Albert Kotin (Russia, New York, 1907 - 1980) NAME: Abstraction YEAR: 1961 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Excellent. No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 27 x 20 inches / 68 x 50 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 27 inches / 85 x 68 cm SIGNED: Lower left PROVENANCE: Christie's New York, Auction Date: 2015-07-28, Lot: 125 SIMILAR ARTISTS: Perle Fine, Milton Resnick, Michael Goldberg, John Grillo, Andy Warhol, David Davidovich Burliuk, Paul Jenkins CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114997 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $89 + insurance. Albert Kotin (Russia, New York, 1907 - 1980) Born in Minsk, Russia, Albert Kotin emigrated to the United States in 1908 and became a U.S. citizen in 1923. He studied in New York at the Art Students League and at the National Academy of Design with Charles Hawthorne. He studied with Hawthorne and Hans Hofmann at Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Paris, he studied at the Academie Julian, Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, the Atelier de Freque and Colarossi. Albert Kotin has completed mural commissions for the sociology department of New York University and the U.S.Treasury Department in Arlington, New Jersey. From 1933 to 1940, he was a part of the Federal Art Projects of the WPA (Works Progress Administration). From 1941 to 1945, he served in World War II in the U.S. Army Engineering School and then taught at City College of New York (1952-1961), and other institutions for briefer periods of time including Long Island University and Southern Illinois University. Albert Kotin participated in the famous 9th St. Exhibition in 1951. He also participated in the New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals 1953-1957 at the Stable Gallery, New York City. Kotin died in New York City in 1980. Albert Kotin was among the notable first wave of Abstract Expressionists.