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Auction 9 · Lot 101
Meditative Rabbi with atmospheric background. Oil on canvas.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GOTTLIEB, MAURYCY (After).
summary
Gottlieb (1856-79) a Polish painter of repute, studied in Poland and Austria. His major painting, Jews Praying on the Day of Atonement, which incorporates a self-portrait, is considered an “indisputable masterpiece.” (EJ VII col.827). The image of a contemplative figure leaning on his/her hand (as seen here) is seen throughout Gottlieb’s oeuvre. See Tel Aviv Museum of Art Catalogue, In the Flower of Youth: Maurycy Gottlieb 1856-1879 (1991) pp.116,117, 152 and 159
600x735 mm. Framed.
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