Temple Beth-El from Central Park.

AUCTION 67 | Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 at 1:00

One Hundred and Fifty Years of Jewish Art

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Lot 28

(NEW YORK).

Temple Beth-El from Central Park.

Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated by the artist in Japanese Kanji lower right. Unexamined out of glass-fronted frame. 19.75 x 28.75 inches / 50 x 73 cm to frame.

1924:

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $1,800

Built in 1891 based on designs by architect Arnold Brunner, the Romanesque Revival Beth-El Synagogue graced the corner of Fifth Avenue and 76th Street in New York City until its demolition in 1947. Easily identified by its massive skylight, this landmark building featured Moorish Revival influences, intricate gold tracery, Mexican onyx columns and Numidian and St. Baume marble. The perspective of this view is from the lake in Central Park.