Levit, Herschel (American, 1912-1986), Santa Maria della Salute, 1956, oil and heavy impasto on canvas, signed and dated lower right, additionally signed and titled on reverse, 38 x 25.5 inches, in a wood strip frame. Provenance: A Pittsburgh/New York City family; acquired directly from the artist. Exhibited: Fellowship Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, c. late 1950s, with label on reverse. Levit was a mid century Modernist Jewish painter from New York.