Name/Title
Lubovsky, Maxin Harry (1877-1967) "Sleep"Entry/Object ID
2025.900.FA18201Tags
Oil PaintingDescription
This painting seems to be a hybrid of portraiture, domestic genre, and still life. A sleeping young woman, whose cheeks and camisole echo the rose’s color, is posed so that her resting fingers appear only inches away from a bunch of grapes. A portion of that bunch, moreover, appears to be reaching toward her as well. What is happening in the woman’s dreams cannot be known; furthermore, the painting’s creation of a viewer beholding her renders such questions not simply unknowable but perhaps uncomfortable.Collection
Mt. Morris TB Hospital FAP CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Lubovsky, Maxim HarryDate made
Aug 24, 1936Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Jul 27, 2025Notes
7 cracks lower right corner/middle left edge/center/bottom middle, 5+ chips middle left edge/bottom middle/top middle, 3 scratches across middle/lower left corner/middle upper left, bubbles/stains/pencil marks lower right corner/upper left corner/lower left middle/top middle center/upper left cornerRecommendations
chipped frame, cleaning, minor bubbling in cornerProvenance
Provenance Detail
Created under the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project (1930s–1940s), this collection of easel paintings was originally installed at the Mount Morris Tuberculosis Sanitorium in Livingston County, New York. Following the sanitorium’s closure in 1970, the artworks were abandoned and remained in storage until their rediscovery decades later. Now preserved and exhibited by the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA), the collection is housed at the New Deal Museum in Mount Morris. Current efforts include digitization, high-resolution photography, and the creation of an online archive to ensure long-term public access and research availability.General Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
See the entry titled 'New Deal Collection' for supporting documents, and general historic and research information.
