Sick-Bed Vigil
AUCTION 7 |
Tuesday, June 22nd,
1999 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 217
MARKEWITSCH, VICTOR
Sick-Bed Vigil
1914:
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $3,500
A heart-rendering scene of a desperately ill young man, three family members attending, each lost in grief. To the right of the sick-bed a gentleman wrapped in a Talith prays beside a book-case. Draped over the bedstead is the young man’s ritual four-cornered fringed garment. At the foot of the bed a woman weeps in despair.
Of particular interest, is the prominent portrait of Sir Moses Montefiore, the sole pictorial adornment in this moving setting. (cf. Rubens 1892; EJ, XII col.272)
A significant painting, seemingly undocumented