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Rabbi Akiva Eger.

Auction 66 · Lot 307

Rabbi Akiva Eger.

Estimate
$3,000–$5,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

STRUCK, HERMANN.

Place

circa 1930.

Description

Half-length portrait. Full margins, minor loss in upper right corner. Signed by the artist in pencil lower left and numbered “8/50.” In center, artist’s additional inscription identifies this as one of only five issued on vellum.

summary

A fine portrait of this influential Rabbi and celebrated scholar (1761-1837). A rare issue produced on vellum.
20 x 15 inches.
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