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Saul Raskin
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Saul Raskin
- Jerusalem
signed S. Raskin and signed in Hebrew (lower left)
- oil on canvas
- 20 1/8 by 24 in.
- 51.1 by 61 cm.
Condition
The canvas is not lined. The picture surface is in generally good condition aside from some very minor pigment shrinkage around the figures and stall at the lower center edge. Under UV, there are small areas of inpaint in the roof of the center stall, in the sky at upper center between the two buildings and in the browns at the center left edge.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Saul Raskin, born in 1878 in modern day Ukraine, immigrated to the United States in 1904 or 1905. While living in New York, Raskin worked as a cartoonist and art critic for a number of Yiddish publications, where he developed theories of the definition of "Jewish Art" as determined by subject matter and thematic threads. Traveling to Eretz Israel several times throughout his life, he painted scenes of Jewish life in the Holy Land.