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Polish Rabbinic Elder.

Auction 76 · Lot 330

Polish Rabbinic Elder.

Estimate
$10,000–$15,000
Hammer price
$9,000

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

author

URY, LESSER

Description

Oil on canvas, signed lower right.

summary

Leo Lesser Ury (1861-1931) was a German-Jewish Impressionist artist associated with the Düsseldorf School of Art. Somewhat reclusive Ury’s paintings are noted for their melancholic nature. He died in Berlin and is buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Weissensee.
Relined and placed on new stretcher. 15 x 18 inches (38.1 x 45.7 cm).
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