1970s Greenwich Village Vintage New York City Butcher Shop Mott & Hester Street Little Italy Mafia Social Club Watercolor Painting Framed

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Original impressionist. .watercolor painting titled "Emilio's Butcher Shop" signed by artist Bob Pollan and dated 1978 in the lower right … more Original impressionist. .watercolor painting titled "Emilio's Butcher Shop" signed by artist Bob Pollan and dated 1978 in the lower right hand corner.

Painting is beautifully rendered in thick watercolor.

Now, lost to expansive gentrification, this shop like other family owned specialty shops, no longer line the streets of Manhattan

But, in 1970, these lively ethnic window displays were a common sight.

Artist Bob Pollan, recognized the beauty and authenticity of this window display with its hanging Ducks, Loaves of Meat and Huge Netted Cheeses.

The results are a beautiful work of art and a historical celebration of a lost part of NYC. City

Emilio's Butcher Shop was a business shop owned by Emilio Brunetti in Little Italy, New York His shop was located on the corner of Mott and Hester Street.

It was also a favorite Mafia family location for racketeering, extortion and gambling. The shops history, in the 1930s-1950s, is a page right out of the Godfather movie..

A label on the back gives further information

Painting is framed and under glass and in excellent condition. less

Measurements:
Framed 18 .5" x 14 3/8"
Image 11 5/8" x 8.5"

Beautiful original work of art. less