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Auction 11 · Lot 237
Chana Rovina. Bust-portrait facing right with hand raised to neck
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
Litvinovsky, PINCHAS
Place
Ukranian/ Israeli 20th century
Description
Oil on paper. Signed by artist in ink, lower left. Framed
summary
Born in Ukraine, 1894, Pinchas Litvinovsky was persuaded by Boris Schatz to came to Jerusalem and join the Bezalel School. He was disappointed and returned to Russia, only to resettle in Jerusalem in 1919. Best known for his portraits, he makes brilliant use of color and form and often juggles several styles. His subject, Chana Rovina, was one of the founder-members of the Habimah Theater Company. Arriving with the Company in Palestine in 1928, she was soon acknowledged as the country’s leading actress. See: C. Roth, Jewish Art (1961) pp. 911-12 and EJ, XIV col.356
251x 455mm
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