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Isidor Kaufmann
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Isidor Kaufmann
- Portrait of a Young Rabbi
- signed Isidor Kaufmann (lower right)
- oil on panel
- 8 1/4 by 6 3/4 in.
- 21 by 17 cm.
- Painted circa 1897.
Provenance
Private Collection, England
Condition
Oil on panel. The paint surface is in overall good condition, small spots of paint loss middle right, a thin vertical surface crack is visible along the extreme left edge, the panel is in stable condition, the work is in overall good condition.
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
In this exquisitely rendered portrait, the young Rabbi is posed before a multi-colored Torah curtain, which is embroidered with boldly drawn stylized flowers and leaves. This unusual curtain also appears in Kaufmann's "Young Rabbi from N...", Tate Gallery, London. (G. Tobias Natter, Bilder des Wiener Malers Isidor Kaufmann 1853-1921, Vienna, 1995, illustrated p. 209).
The work is presented in its original Kaufmann frame.