Cantonist Scene.
AUCTION 72 |
Thursday, March 16th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
Lot 9
(RUSSIA)
Cantonist Scene.
St. Petersburg, circa 1980:
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
PRICE REALIZED $5,500
Based on an early 20th-century postcard, this dramatic painting, set in 19th-century Czarist Russia, depicts the forced conscription of a young Jewish boy into the Russian military forces.