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The Hebrew Scholar.

Auction 75 · Lot 45

The Hebrew Scholar.

Estimate
$6,000–$8,000
Hammer price
Not recorded

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

author

KALMENOFF, MATTHEW

Place

1932

Description

Oil on canvas. Signed and dated by the artist in red lower right. Framed.

summary

An uncommon subject-matter for the American-born Mathew Kalmenoff (1905-86). Set in a domestic setting, the Expressionistically painted style suitably conveys the intensity of the subject’s engrossed devotion to the text before him.
31.5 x 36.5 inches (80 x 92.7 cm).
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