Original 1934 Don Freeman Automat Aristocrat NYC Social Realism SIGNED PROOF

This listing is for “Automat Aristocrat, 1934” by Don Freeman (American, 1908-1978). About this work:A wonderful original lithograph of NYC life in the 1930s by Don Freeman (1908-1978).This work depicts a group of men sitting at a table eating a meal with a waitress at their right. A vending machine apparatus with pies is positioned in the background - a woman reaches in to grab one. The work reflects Freeman’s interest in NYC social life in the 1930s and 40s.This work is an artist proof, aside from the edition of 50. It is signed in the lower right. It comes from the estate of Freeman’s former dealer, Margo Feiden.This important lithograph can also be found in the collection of the Whitney Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum among other prominent institutions/collections.Size:7 1/4 inches tall by 8 1/4 inches wide (image)10 7/8 inches tall by 12 7/8 inches wide (sheet)Provenance:Estate of Margo Feiden (1944-2022), NYC;Acquired from the aboveAbout the artist:Painter, prin