Depicts a Chassidic Jew with hunchback clutching a book and an umbrella. Signed and dated. 10 x 2.25 x 3.5 inches.
AUCTION 62 |
Thursday, June 26th,
2014 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art
Lot 343
ROMANIAN WOODEN FIGURAL SCULPTURE.
Depicts a Chassidic Jew with hunchback clutching a book and an umbrella. Signed and dated. 10 x 2.25 x 3.5 inches.
Romania, 1928
Est: $800 - $1,000
Unlike the more typical, exaggerated depictions of Jews, this example bears no malice.