Ilya Schor

Ruth and Moses Schonfeld, New York (acquired in the 1950s, probably direct from the artist)

Gouache on paperboard. There are minor nicks at the extreme corners and surface dirt and dust at the extreme edges. There is minute pigment separation and craquelure with associated minute losses scattered. There is a circle of discoloration in the green hat on the man in front of the torah at lower right. Framed, in overall good condition, and ready to hang.
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