Simkha Simkhovitch (American/Russian 1893-1949)
Bouquet of lilacs -1928
Oil on canvas board
Signed S. Simkhovitch and dated 1928 (lower right)
50.8 x 40.5 cm (20" x 16")
Framed 73 x 62.8 cm (28" 5/8 x 24" 3/4)

Born near Kiev in 1893, Simka Simkhovitch enrolled in the art school at Odessa, then he transferred to the Royal Academy in St. Petersburg.
After graduation in 1918, he began teaching.
During the early 1920s, Simkhovitch experimented with the Constructivist style in set designs.
The painter came to New York in 1924