Seaside scene

JOSEPH RASKIN   (1897-1981) USA

Seaside scene  c. 1920 -1925

Oil on canvas, gold leaf frame

Signed:  Jos. Raskin  (lower left)

For more information see: Who Was Who in American Art,
(Madison, Conn.: Sound View Press, 1985), p. 505

Canvas: 25 1/4” x 21 1/4”
Frame: 31 1/4” x 26 3/4”

Price: $35,000

Born in Nogaisk, Russia, Joseph Raskin made a name for himself as a painter in New York City, where he was also recognized as an etcher, teacher and writer.  He studied at the National Academy of Design and, in 1921, received a fellowship from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation.  A member of the American Artists Congress, Raskin’s work was exhibited at the Schervee Gallery (Boston) in 1927, Tricker Gallery in 1939, the Schneider-Gabriel Gallery in 1941, Steinway Hall in 1942, and the American Artists Association in 1945.  Raskin’s work may be found in several museum collections including the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art  and National Academy of Design, both in Washington, D.C.