Lot 40332: Nathan Rapoport Signed Artist Proof Print -Angel & Man

This print is from a charcoal sketch of a man and an angel, full of dramatic movement. Artist: Nathan Rapoport Year: 1980 Signature: "Nathan Rapoport" in pencil, lower right Medium: Lithograph on rag paper, with deckled right edge Edition: Unnumbered, dedicated artist proof, marked in pencil along with signature, lower right: "A Michel Tabard avec profound gratitude, Nathan Rapaport, 15.IX.1980" Sheet size: 30 1/2 x 23 inches Condition: Very good; some staining at the top edge, and spotting at the right edge Biography:Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987) was a Polish born Jewish artist and sculptor. His career began after he won a scholarship to study in France and Italy. He fled to the Soviet Union when the Nazis invaded Poland. He returned to his native Poland to study art at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. In 1950, he immigrated to the United States, and settled in New York. His sculptures include the famous Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland, and the Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA. We are pleased to present from an estate a group of dedicated artist proofs.