A mixed media, pastel and pencil, painting on paper by Simka Simkhovitch.The painting depicts two young elegant women talking. Signed by the artist in the lower right. Framed. Simka Faibusovich Simkhovitch, 1885 to 1949, Russian and American artist and teacher of Jewish origin. He emigrated from the USSR in 1924 to New York. Held personal exhibitions in New York, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1940. Participated in exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum, Carnegie Museum, and the Art Institute of Chicago. His works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. One of a kind artwork. Russian And American Fine Art For Collectors.