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Auction 32 · Lot 284
Baumhorn, Lipot. Architectural plans of the Temple of Szeged
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SYNAGOGUE)
Place
Budapest
Publication
1900
Description
Colored inks on matte background
references
C.H. Krinsky, Synagogues of Europe, figs. 56-57
summary
The synagogue of Szeged, Hungary, completed in the year 1903, now a designated architectural national monument, was designed by Lipot Baumhorn of Budapest. Baumhorn designed at least twenty-four synagogues, more than any other European architect. With a large cupola, raisedvaults and numerous carved decorations, it is one of the most sumptuous synagogues in all Europe. See C.H. Krinsky, Synagogues of Europe (1985), pp. 181-183, figs. 56-57; EJ, Vol. XV, cols. 658-9 (includes photo of exterior of synagogue)
Two sketches. I. 19 x 36 inches. II. 35 1/2 x 50 inches.Creased and slightly chipped
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