Meditation Before Prayer.
AUCTION 57 |
Thursday, January 31st,
2013 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 307
MARKOWICZ, ARTUR.
Meditation Before Prayer.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
Artur Markowicz (1872-34) was a Jewish realist painter and graphic artist born in Cracow, Poland. From 1896 until 1903 he lived and studied art in Munich, Berlin, and in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts, as well as traveled to Jerusalem in 1907–08. His Jewish scenes and character-studies show a unique originality of his style influenced by symbolism with elements of expressionism. Markowicz died in Cracow in and is buried at the local New Jewish Cemetery.