Lot 146
  • 146

Boris Schatz 1867-1932

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Boris Schatz
  • Mattathias
  • signed B. Schatz/ Jerusalem and inscribed Jerusalem in Hebrew, lower left
  • oil on panel in artist's frame
  • 25 by 20 1/2 in.
  • 63.5 by 52 cm.

Provenance

Aronoff Auctions, Cincinnati, Ohio
Acquired at the above by the present owner, 1967

Condition

The panel has pigment separation throughout; slightly soiled surface. Under UV light: no apparent inpainting. The frame is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

mounted in a Bezalel brass repoussé frame with appropriate Hebrew inscription "Then Mattathias cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying: 'Let every one who is zealous for the law and supports the covenant come out with me!'" (I Maccabees 2:27)