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Boris Schatz
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Boris Schatz
- Before the Gemarrah
- signed with the artist's initials BS and inscribed Jerusalem (lower right) and signed again in Hebrew with the artist's device and again inscribed Jerusalem (lower left)
- oil on panel, in an inscribed Bezalel-designed metal and wood frame
- panel: 21 by 16 in.; 53.3 by 40.6 cm
- frame: 32 7/8 by 23 in.; 83.5 by 58.5 cm
Provenance
Leon Rosenthal, California, by the late 1920s
Thence by descent in the family of the present owner
Thence by descent in the family of the present owner
Exhibited
Boris Schatz, 31 Oil Paintings, 1929, no. 28 (with incorrect dimensions)
Condition
Oil on panel. The work is framed in a Bezalel-designed metal and wood frame.
There is a stable web of craquelure over the picture surface as well as some minor pigment separation. Scattered vertical lines of craquelure extend from the top edge into the work. Some of these lines have artist pinholes at the top. A minor area of abrasion at lower left. There is a minor diagonal scuff to the skull cap. Under UV light, the work is covered by a thick varnish the obscured the surface.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Inscribed in Hebrew in the pediment of the frame:
How I love your Torah, I speak of it all day long
(Psalms 119:97)
Inscribed in Hebrew in the lower section of the frame:
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein
(Joshua 1:8)
How I love your Torah, I speak of it all day long
(Psalms 119:97)
Inscribed in Hebrew in the lower section of the frame:
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein
(Joshua 1:8)