Lot 89
  • 89

Lesser Ury

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Lesser Ury
  • Portrait of a Rabbi
  • signed L. Ury (lower right)
  • oil on canvas, unframed
  • 18 by 15 in.
  • 45.7 by 38.1 cm

Provenance

Private collection, New York

Condition

Oil on canvas. The work has been recently lined and has a new stretcher. Unframed. The surface is in overall good condition and retains some minor impasto. Under UV light, there is a sideways 8-shaped tear in the background to the left of the sitter's proper right eye, extending into the sitter's proper right eyebrow and forehead. The varnish also appears to have been selectively cleaned and fluoresces in areas.
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