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Lena Gurr (American/New York, 1897-1992), "Neighbor's Child", oil on masonite, signed lower right, signed, titled and "The Charleston Renaissance Gallery" label with artist and title en verso, 30 in. x 24 in., framed. Note: After observing Lena Gurr’s solo show of 1945 at the A.C.A. Gallery, New York Times art critic Howard Devree believed the power of her art lay in her ability to portray “human relationships and the joys and sorrows of everyday life.” Born and educated in Brooklyn, Gurr's work portrayed the city around her, often focusing on inhabitants of the slums she encountered, and she was able to imbue her works with clear sympathy for the victims of social injustice. Later in her career, she began to paint in a semi-cubist abstract form, as evidenced in the painting “Neighbor’s Child” offered here. Even as her style began to evolve away from naturalism, she retained the emotional connection that was so evocative, commenting, “it nonetheless must have some kind of human depth to it." Ref.: “Lena Gurr: American Painter.” UpClosed. www.upclosed.com. Accessed Oct. 12, 2017.