The following description has been prepared entirely by the current owner, Roberts S. Fastov, Esq., and, at the collector’s request, has not been edited by Sloans & Kenyon

Note 1): Adler’s entry in Who’s Who In American Art, 1970, which states that he is a painter, lecturer and educator, then residing in New York City, reads, as follows: “B[orn]. New York, N.Y., July 30, 1898. Studied: NAD (National Academy of Design). Awards: J. Henry Scheidt Memorial prize, PAFA (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts), 1951; purchase award, Univ. of Illinois, 1952 and WMAA, 1952; Audubon A. Patron’s Award 1956, medal of honor, 1960, purchase award, Staten Island Inst. of Arts & Sciences 1962; elected Assoc. Member Center for Advanced Study, Univ.of Illinois, 1964; Ford Grant Artist in Residence, Krannert Art Museum, Univ. of Illinois, American Soc. of Contemporary Artists, 1967, 1968. Work [owned by the following museums]: Univ. of Illinois; Proctor-Williams Inst.; Clearwater Mus. of Art; Whitney Mus. of Modern Art, Glicestein Mus., Safad, Israel; Butler Inst. of American Art; Loeb Coll., New York Univ.; Norfolk Mus. Arts & Sciences; Slater Mem. Mus., Norwich, Conn., Illinois Wesleyan Univ.; Notre Dame Univ. [Adler lists 40 very prestigious museums at which he exhibited in the 1940’s and 1950’s, often multiple times, including the following sampling:]:Art Institute of Chicago, 1948, 1952, 1957; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1948, 1951-1953; Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1949; National Academy of Design, 1949-1951, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1950, 1952; Whitney Museum of Modern Art, 1951-1955; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1945; San Francisco Museum of Art and Stanford University, 1952, Telfair Academy, 1953, 1956, Jewish Mus. of New York, 1949; Univ. of Illinois, 1949-1953; Denver Art Museum, 1955, 1956; “75 Living Americans,” France, Italy and Germany, 1956, 1957. [Adler lists 16 venues, where he had one man exhibitions during the 1950’s and 1960’s, including the following sampling:].University of Indiana, 1950; Louisville Art Center, 1950; Borgenicht Gallery, New York City, 1952, 1954; Grand Central Moderns, New York City, 1961; Retrospective, Univ. of Illinois, 1960; Babcock Gallery, New York City, 1962; Krannert Mus. of Art, Univ. of Illinois, 1964; Notre Dame Mus. of Art, 1965, Rose Fried Gallery, New York City, 1965; Univ. of Iowa, 1966; Univ. of Georgia, 1967; Rippon College, 1968. Lectures at art associations, museums and schools. Positions: Washington Square College of Arts & Sciences and Div. of General Education; 1948--; Private instruction 1935--; Professor of Fine Arts, New York University; Visiting Professor, Univ. of Illinois, 1959-1960; Univ. of Georgia, 1968-1969.”

Note 2) All of the Adler sales reported on Askart.com are largely irrelevant, as they all involve Adler's abstract works, which have no real relevance to this realistic Adler auction painting. The highest price obtained for such an Adler abstract painting is $1,410 obtained on 3/4/2005 by Skinner's. This Adler auction painting of the old Rabbi is from his realistic period. It is finely executed and is a very sympathetic and sensitive study, that depicts the gentleness and scholarly nature of this Rabbinical scholar. Adler's above Note 1) Who's Who listing is an incredible curriculum vitae for any artist, entitling Adler to real respect, and should have a positive impact on the economic value of his paintings. All of these factors warrant a conclusion that the $1,500-$3,000 presale estimate is reasonable and justifiable.