Milton Reznick (American, 1917-2004) original oil on canvas abstract painting titled "Crater," signed and dated 1956. 

During the 1950s and 1960s, Resnick earned respect for his Abstract Expressionist paintings and also was unique for being one of the few New York artists to have a large working space for large-scale canvases.  In 1976, he purchased the space that served him to the end of his active career, an abandoned synagogue on Eldridge Street on New York's lower east side.  It was near his wife's studio, which was another abandoned synagogue and purchased by the couple in 1963. During his career, Resnick was also an art educator, who taught at Pratt Institute and New York University beginning 1964. (Excerpted from AskArt).

This painting hung in the Playboy Mansion West.
 

Framed: 31.75 x 40.75 inches

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