Walnut Shells
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Walnut Shells

$7,000.00
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Original trompe-l'oeil signed Aaron Bohrod (LL) entitled "Walnut Shells" acrylic on masonite board Provenance: The Milch Galleries #21 East 67th Street (label affixed to verso)  Image Sz: 7"H x 5"W Frame Sz: 15"H x 13"W Artist Bio:  Aaron Bohrod (21 November 1907 – 3 April 1992) was an American artist best known for his trompe-l'œil still-life paintings.Bohrod was born in Chicago in 1907, the son of an emigree Bessarabian-Jewish grocer. Bohrod studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League of New York between 1926 and 1930. While at the Art Students League, Bohrod was influenced by John Sloan and chose themes that involved his own surroundings. He returned to Chicago in 1930 where he painted views of the city and its working class. He eventually earned Guggenheim Fellowships which permitted him to travel throughout the country, painting and recording the American scene. His early work won him widespread praise as an important social realist and region

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