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Lazar, Krestin

$25,000
£18,969.42
€21,689.84
CA$34,918.22
A$38,824.31
CHF 20,271.91
MX$472,586.40
NOK 258,660.78
SEK 242,352.79
DKK 161,875.28
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Lazar, Krestin (1868-1938) was an artist famous in the German art world for Judaic genre scenes and his many sober portraits of Eastern European Jews. He was also a noted Zionist. His father was a Talmud teacher. His first lessons were at the drawing school in Vilnius, followed by studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and he was one of the most prominent students of Isidor Kaufmann. He worked in Munich, Vienna and Odessa before going to Jerusalem in 1910 at the request of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design founder, Boris Schatz. He later returned to Vienna and is buried in the Zentralfriedhof. Oil on canvas, signed lower right, 1929 Measures: 39” H x 28” W, overall size 50” x 40”.
  • Creator:
    Lazar Krestin (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39 in (99.06 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Other (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1929
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1503215255981

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