Abraham Weinbaum “a Little Corner Of A Flowery Studio”

School of Paris. Gouache on paper, "A Little Corner of a Flowery Studio," signed and dated lower right A. Wenbaum 1936. French School. 42.6 x 56.5 cm (sight). Abraham Weinbaum (1890-1943) studied at the Academies of Krakow (Poland, Austro-Hungarian Empire) and Odessa (Ukraine, Russian Empire). He settled in Paris (France) in 1909. He painted flowers, portraits, Parisian scenes, and Jewish figures. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants from 1909 and at the Salon des Tuileries from 1928. He was a prominent figure in Montparnasse during its heyday. During the war, he was arrested and deported to Auschwitz (Poland), where he died in 1943. (Source: Bénézit Dictionary of Painters and Sculptors). A talented artist who painted his era with the most touching sensitivity. Montparnasse frame in carved, painted, and patinated wood from the period. Damage to the frame. Gouache in good condition. Some water stains.