Lot 236: ISAAC SNOWMAN B. 1874

MORNING PRAYERS

MORNING PRAYERS

measurements
21 7/8 by 14 in.

alternate measurements
55.5 by 35.5 cm.

signed I. Snowman and dated 1923 upper right

oil on canvas

Condition Note: Canvas not lined. Very fine pigment separation through the canvas; yellowed varnish. Under UV light: old inpainting in the background around the head, fine strokes of retouching on face and head and further inpainting on hands.

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PROVENANCE

Sale: Sotheby's, Tel Aviv, April 23, 1995, lot 236, illustrated