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Irving Alexander Block (CA,1910-1986) oil painting

Sold for $550 at Broward Auction Gallery LLC on Oct 11, 2020.

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ARTIST: Alexander Block (California, 1910 - 1986) NAME: Peaches on a Branch MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Some wear. Minor paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. (see pictures carefully) SIGHT SIZE: 5 x 5 inches / 12 x 12 cm FRAME SIZE: 9 x 9 inches / 22 x 22 cm SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Ankrum Gallery (has original gallery label on verso) CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116890 US Shipping $29 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in New York City, Irving Block was a painter and muralist who settled in Studio City, California. He earned a B.S. Degree from New York University and also studied at the National Academy of Design and in Paris at Grande Chaumiere. He exhibited with the California Watercolor Society and was a professor of art in Northridge at California State University. He completed a mural for the American Medical Building for the 1937 World's Fair and also for the United States Treasury Department.

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