Loewenstein, Maria (Marie Lilli Margarete), 1894-1982

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Framed ink wash drawings: "Hiob" and "Elias and the Ravens."

Abstract This box contains one (1) painting by Maria Lownestein titled, "Prisoners". There is a note attached to the back of the painting from Henry Lowenstein, her son, verifying that this was a painting that Maria Lowenstein had created. It reads, "This is to confirm that this painting, Prisoners, was painted by my mother, Maria Lowenstein. It is one of more than 130 of her paintings that had been carefully wrapped and stored in my sister Karin Wharton's garage after our mother's death in 1982. The...

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Ink wash painting titled "Despair" of a woman sitting on a short stool in front of a Fanklin stove with the door open and a pot on top. Sitting on the floor is an empty basket. Behind the woman is a window and a shelf with a candle and two canisters. Ink wash is done on an old roll of unused wallpaper as stated by the artist in a 1971 Rocky Mountain News Article. See B333.08.0001.0001.00004.

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Printed copy of an ink wash painting titled "Elias und die Raben" by the artist; "Elias und die Raben" is "Elias and the Ravens" in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees with the mountains in the background and six birds flying overhead.

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Ink wash painting titled "Elias und die Raben" by the artist; "Elias und die Raben" is "Elias and the Ravens" in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees with the mountains in the background and six birds flying overhead.

Scope and Contents Box contains one acrylic painting by Maria Lowenstein, done while she was living in Denver. Painting is of six figures, all with head coverings, grouped together. Three figures on the top appear female while the two figures on the lower left appear male. On the center right is a figure whose face is covered by their hands. Artist signature "Maria" in bottom left corner. The work is done is a cubist style using mostly shades of blue with some red and cream colored accents and black outlines....

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Printed copy of an ink wash painting titled "Hiob" by the artist; "Hiob" is Job in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees in the desert.

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Ink wash painting titled "Hiob" by the artist; "Hiob" is Job in German. The painting is of an old man on his knees in the desert.

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Two newspaper articles about Maria Lowenstein's one woman show in 1971 at the Gallery of the United Bank of Denver Lobby. The Rocky Mountain News article features a picture of Maria standing with one of her paintings and another image of a painting below. Articles both give very brief biographical infomation and mention her cureent work is all done in acrylic and focues on her recent travels. the articles are mounted on a piece of cardboard.