Bidspirit auction | **Elias Newman

**Elias Newman - 1903-1999 (Israeli). Safed in the Galilee, 1972-73 encaustic and oil on board  h:50 w:60 cm. signed lower right Provenance: Sale: Kestenbaum & Company, NY, December 14, 2016, lot 33. Private collection, acquired at the above sale. The Estate of Stanley Batkin. Acquired directly from the artist, 1982. Private European collection. Exhibited: The Jewish Museum, New York, The Batkin Collection of Israeli Art,1985, catalogue p.24. ** by a lot number indicates an item that arrived from outside Israel and is subjected to the Israeli tax laws meaning an 17% value added tax on the purchase price and the buyer's commission. This tax will not be collected from foreign residents paying in foreign currency and exporting the item(s) via a shipper recognized by Matsart.