Auction 64 · Lot 308
Old City of Jerusalem.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- $800
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
RYCHTER-MAY, ANNA.
Place
Jerusalem, 20th century
Description
Watercolor on paper. Signed ‘A. Rychter-May, Jerusalem’ lower left. Framed.
summary
German-born Anna Rycher-May (1865-1955) was the wife of the famed Polish artist Tadeusz Rychter. Husband and wife traveled to Palestine during the ‘Orientalist’ era of the 1920’s where their work was exhibited at the Bezalel School, the salon of Cardinal Ferrari in Jerusalem and elsewhere. Tadeusz Rychter returned to defend Poland from German onslaught in 1939 but was killed soon after. His wife, Anna, remained in Jerusalem and died there, aged 90.
10.5 x 7 inches to mat. Laid down.
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