Auction 57 · Lot 300
Abraham Counting the Stars. Etching. Signed by artist in pencil lower right.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $3,250
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
Place
1909
Description
Unexamined out of frame.
summary
Reminiscent of the Biblical promise of God blessing Abraham with descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky (see Genesis 22:17). The Postal Authority of the State of Israel issued a postage stamp featuring this image on 15th February, 1977.
14.5 x 11 inches to mat.
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