Bidspirit auction | Boris Margo (Ukraine / United

Boris Margo (Ukraine / United States, 1902-1995) - BORIS MARGO (1902-1995) 1954 ABSTRACT OIL ON CANVAS. Boris Margo (Ukraine / United States, 1902-1995) Untitled (Calligraphic Abstraction) 1954 Signed and dated verso on the canvas and on the stretcher. Boris Margo was born in Volochisk, Ukraine, and trained in Odessa and Moscow before coming to the United States, settling in New York in 1930. There he studied and then taught at the Roerich Museum and became a part of the circle from which American Abstract Expressionism developed. According to the The Delaware Art Museum, he worked as an assistant to Arshile Gorky and shared an apartment with Mark Rothko. His work is held in the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Brooklyn Museum, Yale University Art Gallery and numerous other collections. Canvas measures 18 x 16 with a framed size of 21.5 x 19.5 inches. Without proof of exemption, be aware that internet sales tax applies to all Internet transactions and local sales tax may apply to local pick-up transactions. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell. Until further notice, we cannot offer international shipping in-house. Dimensions Canvas measures 18 x 16 with a framed size of 21.5 x 19.5 inches. Condition Very good original untouched condition. There are no issues of major scratches, losses, repairs, in-painting or touch-up. Provenance Private collection, North Kansas City, Missouri.