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ARTIST: Ruth Martha Kochta (New York, 1924 - 2003) NAME: Portrait - Farm Girl YEAR: 1970 MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 20 x 14 inches / 50 x 35 cm FRAME SIZE: 23 x 17 inches / 58 x 43 cm SIGNATURE: Lower left and on verso NOTE: has artist's business card attached to verso CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116239 US Shipping $60 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US Ruth Martha Kochta (New York, 1924 - 2003) Born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 5, 1924, the daughter of Henry and Anna Braun Evers, she attended local schools and was the Valedictorian of the graduating class of 1942 at Newtown High School in Queens. Mrs. Kochta was an accomplished abstract painter and was well known in the New York City art community. She owned and operated her own gallery in Greenwich Village, Manhattan for many years. She was a resident of Flushing/Queens for thirty years until moving to Lenox in 1983. She also operated the Clark Whitney Gallery at 25 Church Street until her retirement in 1997.