Auction 64 · Lot 319
Sukoth in the Temple of Jerusalem.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
FORST, SIEGMUND.
Place
1957
Description
Acrylic on board. Signed and dated by artist in lower right. Framed.
summary
Viennese-born Siegmund Forst, found sanctuary in America in 1939, escaping from Nazi-ravaged Europe. He received his professional training at the Graphische Lehr-und Versuchsanstalt, Vienna. One of just a handful of religious Jews working as professional artists, Forst is well-known for his book illustrations, such as The Midrash Says and The Young Moses
11 x 13.5 inches.
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