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Maurycy Minkowski
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Maurycy Minkowski
- Tisha B'av
- Signed M. Minkowski (lower right)
- Watercolor on paper laid down on board
- 21 1/2 by 30 in.
- 54.6 by 76.2 cm
- Executed in 1927.
Provenance
Purchased in 1929
Exhibited
London, Ben Uri Collection, Opening Exhibition, 1944, (as Praying Women: Tisho B'Av [sic])
London, Ben Uri Collection, Exhibition of Paintings by A.A. Wolmark (Konstam Collection) Dobrinsky – Paris and Selected Works from the Ben Uri Art Collection, 1945
London, Ben Uri Collection, Subjects of Jewish Interest, 1946-1947
London, Ben Uri Collection, Jewish Art: Paintings from the Ben Uri Collection, 1948
London, North Western Reform Synagogue, Exhibition of Jewish Art, 1948
London, Ben Uri Collection, Selections from the Ben Uri Collection, 1960
London, Ben Uri Collection, Homeless and Hidden 1, 2008, no. 3
London, Ben Uri Collection, Exhibition of Paintings by A.A. Wolmark (Konstam Collection) Dobrinsky – Paris and Selected Works from the Ben Uri Art Collection, 1945
London, Ben Uri Collection, Subjects of Jewish Interest, 1946-1947
London, Ben Uri Collection, Jewish Art: Paintings from the Ben Uri Collection, 1948
London, North Western Reform Synagogue, Exhibition of Jewish Art, 1948
London, Ben Uri Collection, Selections from the Ben Uri Collection, 1960
London, Ben Uri Collection, Homeless and Hidden 1, 2008, no. 3
Literature
Ben Uri Collection, Ben Uri Art Society Permanent Collection Catalogue, London, 1959, no. 142
Walter Schwab & Julia Weiner, Jewish Artists: The Ben Uri Collection: Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture, London, 1994, no. 295, illustrated p. 80
Walter Schwab & Julia Weiner, Jewish Artists: The Ben Uri Collection: Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture, London, 1994, no. 295, illustrated p. 80
Condition
Watercolor on paper laid down on board. In generally good condition aside from two holes near upper edge, a 5 inch surface scratch at upper center left, small scattered pin dots of loss, and a small 1 inch scuff at lower center. There are also losses to the board at the corners under the mat.
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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.