Property of a Gentleman
Isidor Kaufmann
In the Synagogue
Auction Closed
December 17, 04:58 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
Isidor Kaufmann
Hungarian 1853 - 1921
In the Synagogue
signed lower left: Isidor Kaufmann
oil on panel
panel: 22 ¼ by 17 ¾ in.; 56.5 by 45.1 cm
framed: 26 ⅞ by 22 ½ in.; 68.3 by 57.2 cm
Auktionshaus für Altertümer Glückselig, Vienna, 25-27 November 1936, lot 400
Private Collection, Vienna
By descent in the family
Private Collection, United States
Freeman's, Philadelphia, 23 January 2017, lot 160
Where acquired by the present owner
Isidor Kaufmann's paintings reveal the inner spiritual essence and religious life of the Eastern European Jewry. In 1894, the artist embarked on the first of many trips to Moravia, Upper Hungary, the shtetls of “Russian Poland” and Brova in Galicia, which provided Kaufmann with ample visions of contemporary Jewish life where he was able to observe and record the culture and traditions of the people there. The present work, a consummate example of Kaufmann's delicately rendered images of Jewish people engaged in prayer, demonstrates Kaufmann's adept ability to capture the sitter's piety and religious expression.
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