Auction 62 · Lot 268
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$70,000
- Hammer price
- $42,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
HOLTZ, ITSHAK.
Place
New York, 1988
Description
Oil on board. Signed lower left. Rear: Titled, signed and dated by artist. Framed.
summary
Born 1925 in Skiernewice, Poland, Holtz emigrated to Jerusalem in 1935 where he attended the Bezalel School of Art. In 1950, he relocated to the United States. Holtz is well-known and highly popular for his engaging genre scenes of traditional Orthodox Jewish life.
It is suggested that the present canvas represents the busy Jewish shopping district of Lee Avenue, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
14 x 21 inches.
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