Anna Ticho (Israel, 1894-1980), untitled pastel on paper painting depicting trees on an Israeli hillside. Signed with initials lower right. Matted behind glass in a giltwood frame with gilt fillet. Sight – 3 5/8" H x 5 3/8" W. Framed – 10 3/4" H x 13 1/2" W. Copy of a 1984 receipt for this painting from Engel Gallery, Jerusalem, is available to the winning bidder. Biography: Anna Ticho is known for her landscape views of Israel. From 1906-1909 she studied at the Art School in Vienna. She was awarded the Erest Prize for Painting and Sculpture in Jerusalem in 1964. Ticho also received the Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art from the Israel Museum, Jerusalem in 1975. (Source: Askart). Provenance: the estate of Gil Fox, Nashville, TN. CONDITION: Frame has 1/4" loss to upper left edge, and a small chip to lower right on frame.