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Mother and Child

Framed size: 51 in. (h) x 39 in. (w) x 2 in. (d)

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Sherman, Figurative, Framed, Painting, Monochromatic, Post-War Twentieth Century, Blacks and Grays, Contemporary, Children, Portraits and People, Social Commentary and History

About the work

Sarai Sherman’s work in the 1950s—the period during which she made this work—was critically acclaimed. During the first half of the decade she worked in southern Italy, where her subjects were the sun-drenched places, people, and post-World War II milieu. The tonal and ethereal quality of her paintings from this period capture the arid colors and blinding light of the place and time.

But despite her expression of post-war Italy, Sherman was at her core a social realist—or, perhaps better put, a critical realist, exploring ideas of isolated urban solitude, bewildering world change, dissonance of social disruptions.

Sherman’s use of shading and lighting, and her exploration of human dignity, human interaction, and human sense of self speak clearly in this work. This work, which seems to be in active dialogue with works by artists like Kathe Kollwitz, Leonard Bernstein, Miriam Beerman, and Philip Evergood, portrays a mildly surrealistic presentation of a mother and her child.

We date this work to the 1950s based not only on style but also on the gallery label, which bears Herman Baron’s name; Baron died in 1961 and Sidney Bergen took over the directorship. Sherman exhibited at ACA in 1951, 1955, 1958, and 1960.

Custom framed in a solid wood frame and a fabric-wrapped panel mat.

Attributes	Value
Attribution Class	Limited Edition

Medium:

Ink and Ink Wash on Natural White Wove Paper Mounted to Artist’s Board

Date:

1950-1960

Framed Size:

51 in. (h) x 39 in. (w) x 2 in. (d)

Attribution Class

Limited Edition

Sheet Size:

35 in. (h) x 23 in. (w)

Exhibition:

The ACA Gallery, New York City (unknown exhibition date, but Sherman exhibited there in 1951, 1955, 1958, and 1960).

Provenance:

From a private New York City collection; acquired from the ACA Gallery, New York City.

Condition:

Very good condition consistent with age. One observable tear to paper, entirely stable, and likely occurred in the Artist’s studio.

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