The Schnorrer.

AUCTION 60 | Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic Art and Ceremonial Objects

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Lot 381

FREER, FREDERICK WARREN.

The Schnorrer.

Oil on canvas. Signed and dated by the artist lower right. 39.5 x 29.5 inches.

1872:

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $5,250

Born in Kennicott Grove, Illinois, Frederik Warren Freer (1849-1908) studied art in Munich’s Royal Academy. Following the Chicago Fire of 1872, Freer returned to the States at which time he produced the present painting. He is known for his refined portraiture - “a poet in color.” (See Frederick W. Morton, Frederick W. Freer, Painter, in: Brush and Pencil. Vol. VIII no. 6 (Sept., 1901), pp. 289-300). Provenance: The Schnorrer Club of Morrisania, The Bronx, New York. Established in 1881, the Schnorrer Club was a recreational social club. Membership included many notable figures active in Democratic party politics. It closed in 1966.