Nov 20, 2025 11:00 EST
Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Reuven Rubin
Collection of Susan Otto and Robert Israel
Israeli/Romanian, 1893-1974
Portrait of a Suzy with Her Dog, 1928
Signed Reuven Rubin in Hebrew and Latin characters and dated 1928 (lc)
Oil on canvas
34 1/2 x 26 inches (87.6 x 66 cm)
Provenance:
The artist
Adolph Stone, Peekskill, NY, acquired directly from the artist
Collection of Susan Otto Israel; thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Literature:
Sarah Wilkinson, Reuven Rubin, New York, 1971, p. 155, no. 131, illus.
Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
During his time in New York in 1928, Reuven Rubin visited an old acquaintance from Romania, Adolph Stone. Stone was a patron of the arts who opened his home to various artists over the years. Rubin spent some time with Stone and his family at their home in Peekskill, where he painted several members of the family, including his granddaughter Susie. He also painted their home (Autumn Landscape, Peekskill, NY, 1928, Sale: Christie's, New York, Feb. 14, 2008. lot 73).
Frame dimensions: 31 3/4 x 39 3/4 inches
Collection of Susan Otto and Robert Israel
Israeli/Romanian, 1893-1974
Portrait of a Suzy with Her Dog, 1928
Signed Reuven Rubin in Hebrew and Latin characters and dated 1928 (lc)
Oil on canvas
34 1/2 x 26 inches (87.6 x 66 cm)
Provenance:
The artist
Adolph Stone, Peekskill, NY, acquired directly from the artist
Collection of Susan Otto Israel; thence by descent in the family to the present owner
Literature:
Sarah Wilkinson, Reuven Rubin, New York, 1971, p. 155, no. 131, illus.
Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. It will be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
During his time in New York in 1928, Reuven Rubin visited an old acquaintance from Romania, Adolph Stone. Stone was a patron of the arts who opened his home to various artists over the years. Rubin spent some time with Stone and his family at their home in Peekskill, where he painted several members of the family, including his granddaughter Susie. He also painted their home (Autumn Landscape, Peekskill, NY, 1928, Sale: Christie's, New York, Feb. 14, 2008. lot 73).
Frame dimensions: 31 3/4 x 39 3/4 inches
Lined; frame rubbing; scattered spots of inpainting, including: along the top edge; in the girl's face and neck; throughout the cat; in the sky at upper left corner; in the and around the girl's right around and around her feet.
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Auction: Important Fine Art including Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, Nov 20, 2025
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Auction of Important Fine Art on November 20, 2025 Delivered Outstanding Results
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Newly Rediscovered Work from 1925 by Salvador Dalí Achieved $191,00
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Including Important Paintings from the Collection of Lucille Coleman
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Consignments Art Currently Being Accepted for Future Auctions
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle's November 20, 2025 auction of Important Fine Art saw bidders from around the globe drive outstanding results thoughout the sale. Showcased were exceptional paintings, drawings and sculpture by European, American, Latin American and Asian artists spanning the late 19th through the 20th century.
Highlighting the sale was a newly discovered, early work by Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) that achieved an impressive $191,000 amid international bidding. Painted in 1925 during his formative years at the San Fernando Academy, Jeune femme en robe verte à demi-allongée de dos, had long been held in the family of American composer Harold Arlen. Works from this brief pre-Surrealist period reveal a young painter deeply absorbed in the study of form, proportion, and light, refining his technique through close observation of the Old Masters. The serene composition reflects the artist’s classical precision and technical command—qualities that would soon give rise to his revolutionary surrealist style. Read an essay profiling this work, Click Here.
Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman
A special section of the sale presented Important Paintings from The Collection of Lucille Coleman, featuring works by Bernard Buffet, Gustave Loiseau, Maurice Utrillo, Louis Valtat, Maurice de Vlaminck and others (lots 116–141). Read More
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