Auction 64 · Lot 318
A Mishnaic Tale.
- Estimate
- $800–$1,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
KLEINMAN, ZALMAN.
Place
Russian-American, (1933-95)
Description
Pen-and-ink drawing. Unsigned. Framed.
summary
This image was originally commissioned for use in the children’s school text-book on Pirkei Avoth “Be’er Yehuda,” but was later rejected due to the use of human faces and the commandment against graven images.
Accompanied by documentation authenticating the artwork to have been executed by Kleinman.
12.5 x 10.5 inches.
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