Sale 2138
New York
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11 February 2009
Price realised
USD 2,875
Estimate
Mane-Katz (1894-1962) Two Rabbis signed 'Mané-Katz' (lower center) brush and India ink and gray wash on paper laid down on board 23 3/8 x 17½ in. (59.4 x 44.5 cm.)
Provenance
Max Bodner, New York. Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, circa 1975.
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Literature
R.S. Aries, Mané-Katz: The Complete Works, London, 1972, vol. II, p. 278, no. 831 (illustrated).
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