Auction 59 · Lot 246
The Lubavitcher Rebbe.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $1,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
HIRSCHFELD, AL.
Place
1990’s
Description
Lithograph. Signed in pencil lower right and numbered “150 / 770.”
summary
Albert “Al” Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was an American artist best known for his highly creative caricature-portraits of celebrities and many other public figures. This iconic image of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, shows him wearing tallis and tefillin and holding a small Torah scroll. A unique feature is the inclusion of Hirschfeld’s daughter’s name - “Nina” - in Hebrew hidden within the image. This is the only time Hirschfeld used a language other than English. Also of interest is the numbered edition of this work: “770” - the famed address of Lubavitch Headquarters located along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York.
26.5 x 20.5 inches.
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