Bilder aus dem Altjüdischen Familien-Leben

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 247

OPPENHEIM, MORITZ

Bilder aus dem Altjüdischen Familien-Leben

<<FIRST EDITION>>. Complete set of 20 plates depicting a romanticized view of 18th century German-Jewish life and custom. Text by Dr. Leopold Stein. Plates fine. Contemporary roan-backed boards, worn and rubbed. Folio.

Frankfurt a/Main: Heinrich Keller 1882

Est: $800 - $1,200

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (b. Hanau 1801 - d. Frankfurt a/Main 1882), himself raised in an Orthodox home, beautifully conveys through his touching pictures here, much of the warmth and spirit of traditional Jewish life. See JE, Vol. IX, p. 413.