Seated portrait

AUCTION 42 | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 348

STRUCK, HERMANN.

Seated portrait

Etching. Penciled by the artist: "Nach Jozef Israels: Ein Sohn des Alten Volkes" and signed Few small tears along margins as well as few stains, none affecting image. 27 x 35 inches (sheet size)

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $900

An etching by Struck after a celebrated painting by Jozef Israels: "A Son of an Ancient Race." A compassionate portrayal of a second-hand clothes peddlar, Jakob Stadler, whose nobility of character transcends his poverty. See Jewish Musem Catalogue, "Treasures" (1986) pp.160-61