Auction 53 · Lot 333
Boy with Grandfather. Signed and dated by the artist.
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- $6,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GOTTLIEB, MARCIN.
Place
1920.
Description
Oil on canvas
summary
An idyllic image of a grandfather warmly dressed in fur, escorting his grandson to synagogue Sabbath Eve, through snowy streets lined with houses displaying Sabbath candles in windows.
Marcin Gottlieb (1867-1936) was a younger brother of the celebrated artist Maurycy Gottlieb. They were members of a wealthy Polish-Jewish family in which all five sons grew to be practicing artists.
26 x 21 inches.
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