Antique Chinese Art, Jewerly and Fine Art
Oct 19, 2015
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Israel
Tagore 40 st. Ramat Aviv, Israel
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LOT 19235:
Coming from Worship By Jakob Steinhardt 1887 - 1968
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Sold for: $2,800
Start price:
$
2,000
Estimated price:
$4,000 - $6,000
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Description
Signed and dated (lower right)
Technique
Oil on paper
Date Created
1927
Dimensions
45 x 57
Condition
Good
Notes
The painting was probably prepared a few years earlier and signed and dated on a later stage, as a preparation for the famous woodcut: Coming from Worship, 1923 ( Kolb, pp.202).
Biography
Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968), Painter and Woodcut Artist. Born in Zerkow, Germany in 1887. Immigrated to Israel in 1933. Studies: 1906 School of Art, Berlin; 1907 painting with Louis Corinth and engraving with Herman Struck; advanced studies, 1908-10 Paris, with Matisse and Steinlen; 1911 Italy. Teaching: Bezalel, Jerusalem, 1953-57 Director. Prizes: 1955-58 Won international prizes for his wood-cuts. 1910 Participated in the "New Sezession", Berlin. 1912 Founder of "Pathetiker" Group, showing in "Der Sturm" Gallery. 1914 Exhibited with Meidner at first Expressionist Exhibition in Berlin. Worked mainly in woodcuts depicting biblical and other Jewish subjects. Died in 1968.
