BIDA. Le Juifs Devant Le Mur de Salomon. Magnificently framed
AUCTION 40 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2008 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 291
(JERUSALEM).
BIDA. Le Juifs Devant Le Mur de Salomon. Magnificently framed
French, c.1880:
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Large print on contemporary wide marginal mount. Issued by Goupil in Paris and Knoedler in New York.
An enduring image of Jews at prayer at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Bida masterfully combines expressiveness with formal stability, covering the entire surface with texture