“Soshestvie Sv Duha Na Apostolov” [“Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles.”]
AUCTION 75 |
Thursday, March 08th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
Auction of Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Antiquities, Ceremonial Objects & Graphic Art
Lot 83
(SOVIET UNION)
“Soshestvie Sv Duha Na Apostolov” [“Descent of the Holy Spirit Upon the Apostles.”]
Moscow, circa 1925:
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
PRICE REALIZED $1,300
Grotesque representatives of each religion are seen fighting over gold coins belonging to an impoverished man of faith, bled dry by the financial demands of his religious superiors. A winged, floating sack of money wearing a top hat, symbolizing Capitalism, presides over the event.