^Lot 5 After Jack Levine, Oil on Board, Maimonides Color Study, Signed

Depicting the medieval scholar Maimonides, adapted from the original study in the artist's Teachers and Kings series. The work is rendered in an expressive modern style with bold, textured brushwork. The composition features a bearded figure in a vibrant red hat and matching robe, depicted in the act of writing with a quill pen. Signed J. LEVINE in black paint at the lower right; the verso of the board bears a hand-lettered inscription reading COLOR STUDY MAIMONIDES BY J. LEVINE. Housed in a substantial multi-part frame with a carved, notch-detailed outer molding in a reddish-brown finish, a gilded inner liner, and a narrow linen-covered slip.

Artist: After Jack Levine (American, 1915-2010)
Dimensions: 16.25"L x 1.50"W x 18.50"H
Condition: Good