Property from the Estate of Judie Weiss Formerly in the Collection of Moses Weiss, NYC(New York, 1917-1991), 1950, signed and dated lower right, depicting figure in red harlequin costume with hat, in a giltwood frame. Frame size: 32 in. x 26 in. By sight: H. 23 1/4 in. x W. 17 1/4 in. Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting and studying became apparent, and as an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman was especially focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists and other athletes. His work is in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Connecticut Museum at New Britain and the Musee Municipal de St.Paul de Vence in France.