Auction 67 · Lot 27
Synagogue Jerusalem.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
RASKIN, SAUL.
Place
1946
Description
Oil on canvas laid onto board. Signed in Hebrew and English, dated and titled lower left.
summary
Ukrainian born Saul Raskin (1878-1966), first studied art in Odessa before immigrating to the United States in 1904. Arriving in New York, he joined the artistic/literary community of the Lower East Side where he worked as a cartoonist for a number of Yiddish newspapers. Of a Socialist mindset, Raskin promoted civil and economic justice and is best known for his work depicting Jewish street life. Raskin was also a passionate Zionist and made a number of lengthy trips to the Land of Israel both before and after it gained its independence.
23.75 x 17.75 inches / 60 x 45 cm.
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