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ARTIST: Ruth Cohen Lewis (New York, 1905 - 1963) TITLE: The Vendors (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some nail holes along edges. Minor paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 24 x 21 inches / 60 x 53 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right and on verso LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. NAME VARIANTS: Ruth Cohen CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 149059 US SHIPPING: $95 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in New York City in 1905, Ruth Lewis made her mark as a talented modernist painter before passing away in Mount Vernon in 1963. She studied at the Art Students League under Raphael Soyer, Moses Soyer, Francis Criss, and Sidney Laufman, honing her distinctive style.Active in New York's art scene, she exhibited with the Society of Independent Artists (1939-41), the Everhart Museum (1944), and the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), where she won prizes in 1947, 1956, and 1957. She also showed work with Audubon Artists, the American-British Art Center, and the New York Society of Women Artists.A dedicated member of NAWA, Audubon Artists, and the Brooklyn Society of Artists, Lewis left a lasting legacy'her work remains in the collection of the Everhart Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Though details of her life are scarce, her persistence as a female artist in mid-century America speaks volumes.