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Carmela Rubin has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Safed in Galilee
Details
Reuven Rubin (1893-1974)
Safed in Galilee
signed 'Rubin' and signed again in Hebrew (lower left); signed again, titled, inscribed and dated '-RUBIN- SAFED IN GALILEE MADE IN ISRAEL 1954/55' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
29¾ x 40 in. (75.5 x 101.5 cm.)
Painted in Israel in 1954-1955
Safed in Galilee
signed 'Rubin' and signed again in Hebrew (lower left); signed again, titled, inscribed and dated '-RUBIN- SAFED IN GALILEE MADE IN ISRAEL 1954/55' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
29¾ x 40 in. (75.5 x 101.5 cm.)
Painted in Israel in 1954-1955
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the family of the present owner, 1955.
Exhibited
The Tel Aviv Museum, Rubin Retrospective Exhibition, Forty Years of Painting in Israel, Spring 1955, no. 120 (illustrated; titled The Hills of Safed).