Abraham Walkowitz, 1878 to 1965, ink on paper male portrait painting, 1909. Singed by the artist and dated lower right. Matted and framed. Abraham Walkowitz was a Russian American painter grouped in with early American Modernists working in the Modernist style. While never attaining the same level of fame as his contemporaries, Walkowitz' close relationship with the 291 Gallery and Alfred Stieglitz placed him at the center of the modernist movement. Antique American Portrait Paintings For Collectors.