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A
Chaim Atar (born Ukraine, active Israel and Europe, 1902-1953)
Untitled, n.d.a
Oil on canvas
18 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (47 x 38.7 cm.)
Signature: LL in paint: in Hebrew
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Olden
Provenance: ?. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Olden, New York, N.Y. (until 1980)
1980-104
B
- Oil on canvas
- 26 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (66.7 x 59.1 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman, F 4013
Signature: LL in paint: "W.T. Bartoll paintr. 1833"
Mark(s):
BB UR in red ink: " '65-221"
Verso frame UL in chalk: "BARTOLL"
Verso frame UL in graphite: "1894"
Verso frame LC in graphite: "a/ J__t(?) Cha____ne"
Verso frame LL in graphite: "regild Sept 179(?)"
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?.Dr. Harry G. Friedman, New York, N.Y. (about 1965)
F 4013
Andre Blondel (Polish, 1909-1949)
Self-Portrait, c. 1942
Oil on canvas
24 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (61.6 x 46.4 cm)
Signature: BL in paint: "BLOndeL"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Tonya J. Warner in memory of Dr. Allan H. Warner
Provenance: the artist; Losou Peyrè-Blondel, the artist's widow, France
(before 1985; sold to Tonya J. Warner); Tonya J. Warner, New York, N.Y. (by 1985-1987)
1987-58
Eduoard Brandon (French, 1831-1897)
Interior of the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam, between 1866 and 1897
Oil on panel
8 1/8 x 15 7/8 in. (20.7 x 40.4 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "Ed Brandon"
Mark(s): Verso panel center: label (torn): "25" and label (torn): "NY(?) 58 F4"
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?.Dr. Harry G. Friedman, New York, N.Y. (until 1956)
F 4056
Samuel Brecher
Girl in Green, n.d.a.
Oil on canvas
24 x 20 1/8 in. (61 x 51.2 cm)
Signature: BL in red paint: "S. BRECHER."
Mark(s): Verso TR in marker: "20 x 24.S.BRECHER." Verso TR, label in pen and marker: "Oil #71/ "Girl in Green"/20 x 24" Verso TR, label in pen and marker: "Girl in Green/20 x 24/Oil
Canvas/Board"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Mrs. Florence Brecher
Provenance: the artist; Florence Brecher, the artist's wife, New York, N.Y.
(until 1983)
1983-207
C
Moshe Castel (American and Israeli, 1909-1992)Cabbalistic Magic, 1953
Title Variation: Cabbalist Magic
Oil and synthetic polymer on canvas
35 x 41 in. (88.9 x 104.1 cm)
Signature: BR in paint, "(Hebrew inscription)...Castel"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso TL stretcher in marker, "JM 4-61 61-298 No 21"
Gift of James N. Rosenberg
Provenance: the artist; James N. Rosenberg, New York, N.Y. (until 1961)
JM 4-61
Mario Cavaglieri (Italian, 1887-1969)Interieur Baroque, 1916
Oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 23 3/4 (45.1 x 60.3 cm)
Signature: BL in paint: ".16./MARIO/CAVAGLIER."
2nd Signature: TL in paint: "CAVAGLIERI/1916"
Mark(s): Verso TL, label: "GALLERIA PESARO/MILANO"
Verso TR, label: stamped "186" or "136"
Inscription(s): Verso top stretcher in pencil: "Mario Cavaglieri/né a Rovigo-Italie/ le 10/7 87"
Verso top stretcher in pencil: "HM.au Domaine/Teylou...re/Tavie/..."
Verso center of left stretcher in blue-green marker: "36/"
Verso bottom of left stretcher in red marker: "10" (circled)
Gift of Andrée Cavaglieri
Provenance: the artist; Andrée Cavaglieri, the artist's daughter, Auch, France (until 1992)
1992-166
D
Harry Davis (American, b.1914)
Street Scene in the Warsaw Ghetto, c. 1942
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Signature: BL in paint: "HARRY DAVIS"
Mark(s): Recto BR of frame, label in print: "6"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Martin Davis
Provenance: the artist; Martin Davis, the artist's son, New York, N.Y. (until 1984)
1984-119
E
- Oil on canvas
- 19 11/16 x 24 1/8 in. (50 x 61.3 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Phyllis and Leonard Greenberg, 1991-108
Signature: LR "E. Paris, 1811."
Mark(s):
BB UR label: "Dahesh Museum/ 601 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017/ TEL 212-759-0606/ LENDER: The Jewish Museum/ Christoffer-Wilhelm Eckersberg/ Joseph's Brothers Bring His Coat to Jacob, 1811/ Oil on canvas, 19 5/8 x 24 inches (50 x 61 cm)/ 1991-108/ Telling Tales II: Religious Images in 19th-Century/ Academic Art, October 15, 2001-January 26, 2002"
Verso frame LC in pencil: "C.W. Echersberg Sign E Paris 1811 Hannover No. 100 Atbildet Side 53"
Gift of Phyllis and Leonard Greenberg
Provenance: ?.?F.E. Sander (by 1898). Phyllis and Leonard Greenberg, Boynton Beach, Fla. (until 1991)
1991-108
Edward Einschlag (German, b.1879)
Irma Rosenstein, 1922
Oil on canvas
33 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (85.1 x 69.9 cm)
Signature: TR in paint: "EY (?) Gi...sella (?)/ Ed. Einschlag 22"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso top stretcher in marker and pen: "Ex-JM 5-79b '79-89"
Gift of Dr. Irma Rosenstein
Provenance: ?Adolf Tramer; his daughter, Irma Rosenstein, White Plains, N.Y.
(until 1979)
JM 5-79.2
Edward Einschlag (German, b.1879)
Adolf Tramer, 1927
Oil on canvas
26 7/8 x 22 5/8 in. (68.3 x 57.4 cm)
Signature: Possible signature, BL scratched into paint: "Ed Einschlag"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso top stretcher in marker: "5a-79b/JM/'79-5/U7225(inverted)/JM 5-79a
Gift of Dr. Irma Rosenstein
Provenance: ?the sitter; his daughter, Irma Rosenstein, White Plains, N.Y. (until 1979)
JM 5-79.1
Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976)
Blick aus Franz Balkes Fenster auf den Schulhof des Gymnasiums in Bonn, Brückenstrasse, 1913
Oil on board
16 x 11 3/4 in. (40.6 x 29.8 cm.)
Signature: LL in paint: "Max Ernst"
Marks:
BB, center, stamp (faded, difficult to discern): "Schatz-Papp(e?)/ E. VOLCK__AB/ Bar-Sor(th?)ment/ LEIPZIG/ 5. Pfennige"
BB, center in graphite: "Mrs. Rand"
BB, LR in ink: "17702-1"
BB, UL in graphite: "2"
Gift of The Muriel and William Rand Collection
Provenance: Franz Balke, Vienna (until 1959; sale, Parke Bernet, N.Y., January 1, 1959, no. 65, to Mr. and Mrs. William Rand); The Murial and William Rand Collection, New York, N.Y. (until 1997)
1997-143
F
Friedenreich
Eva Meyer Jacoby, 1850
Oil on canvas
10 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (27.4 x 24.8 cm)
Signature: BR (along right edge) in red paint: "Friendenreich 1850."
Mark(s): Verso TR of right stretcher, stamp: "Der Pot der Stodt
Magdeburg/Abiellung..."*
*Note: In blue pen superior to this stamp: "B(e)"
Verso TL of frame, red stamp: "MA..." (in rectangle)
Inscription(s): Verso, down length of left stretcher in marker: " Portrait of my Great-Grandmother/ Eva Jacoby nee Meyer./lived in Lychen in/ der Mark, Prussia/..m Jacoby 1974"
Verso TC of frame in pencil: "173 Jacoby" (inverted)
Gift of Hans Jacoby
Provenance: ?the sitter. His great-grandson, Hans Jacoby, Miami Beach, Fl. (until 1978)
JM 24-78
Friedenreich
Abraham Jacoby, 1850
Oil on canvas
10 13/16 x 9 3/4 in. (27.4 x 24.8 cm)
Signature: BL in red paint: "Friedenreich fecit 1850"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso of backing board in pen and marker: "JM 23-78/FRIEDENREICH, 1850/ OIL ON CANVAS/ Portrait of Abraham Jacoby"
Verso TC and BC of frame in pencil: "173 Jacoby"
Verso bottom stretcher in marker: "Portrait of my Great
Grandfather/ Abraham Jacoby./He lived in Lychen, in der Mark/ Hans Jacoby 1974 Prussia."
Gift of Hans Jacoby
Provenance: ?the sitter. His great-grandson, Hans Jacoby, Miami Beach, Fl.
(before 1978)
JM 23-78
G
I. Gorki,
Portrait of Moe Levy, n.d.a
Oil on canvas
25 15/16 x 22 1/4 in. (65.9 x 56.5 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "I. GorKi"
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steel
Provenance: ?.Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Steel, Bridgehampton, N.Y. (until 1985)
1985-132
Luba Krugman Gurdus
Shepherd in Israel-Palestine, c.1940
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Sheet: 25 5/8 x 20 in. (65 x 50.8 cm)
Signature: BR in paint: "L GURDUS"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso BR in pencil: "87 1/2"
Gift of Guido Schoenberger
Provenance: ?the artist. Guido Schoenberger (until 1964)
JM 74-64
H
- Oil on canvas
- 55 5/8 x 68 3/4 in. (141.3 x 174.6 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gruss, JM 28-55
*Could not be unframed at time of cataloging to see verso of canvas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gruss
Provenance: ?.Mr and Mrs. Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y. (until 1956)
JM 28-55
- Oil on canvas
- 13 5/8 x 16 3/8 in. (34.5 x 41.5 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Museum purchase, JM 64-62
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso TL of backing board, label: "The Jewish Museum/JM 64-62
Scene from the Jewish War/ F.J. Heim II EE4"
Verso TR of backing board, label: "Dahesh Museum/601 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017 TEL 212-759-0606/LENDER: The Jewish Museum/ François-Joseph Heim/ Study for Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, 1824/ Oil on canvas, 12 x 14 3/4 inches (30.5 x 37.5 cm)/ JM 64-62/Telling Tales II: Religious Images in 19th Century/ Academic Art, October
15,2001-January 26, 2002"
Correspondence from the vendor, November 5, 1962, states: "The stretcher and reverse side of the canvas contain no identifying markings other than fragments of a sticker of a French art dealer."
Museum purchase
Provenance: ?. Chase Viele, Buffalo, N.Y. (until 1963)
JM 64-62
F.W. Herring
Portrait of Gatz Kranse, 1853
Oil on canvas
27 x 21 5/8 in. (68.6 x 54.9 cm)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s):Verso TC, stamp: "S.N. DODGE'S/ARTS & PAINTER'S/ SUPPLY STORE/ 189 Chatham co/ of Oliver St/N YORK"
Verso, in blue chalk(?): "169/2865"
Inscription(s): Verso BR, in paint: "Gatz Krause Aged 100 years/of Santomysl Prussia/ Painted by/ F.W. Herring/1853."
Gift of Thea Klein
Provenance: ?the sitter. His great-granddaughter, Thea Klein (until 1961)
JM 79-61
I
Eric Isenburger (American, 1902-1994)
Abraham Walkowitz, c. 1943
Oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 16 in. (51.2 x 40.6 cm)
Signature: BR in paint: "isenburger"
Mark(s): Verso TL of top stretcher in marker: "Catalogue #124"
Verso top stretcher in marker: " WaLKowiTZ by Eric Isenburger 1945"
Verso BL white tag and string, in pencil: "TR5520"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Jula Isenburger in memory of Eric Isenburger
Provenance: the artist; Jula Isenburger, the artist's widow, New York, N.Y.
(until 1998)
1998-63
J
Marcel Janco (born Romania, active Romania and Israel, 1895-1984)
Untitled, n.d.a
Oil on board
19 1/2 x 27 11/16 in. (49.5 x 70.4 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "_ Janco"
Mark(s)/Inscription(s): Verso center and verso frame right stretcher in crayon: "35648"
Gift of Blanche and Romie Shapiro
Provenance: ?.Blanche and Romie Shapiro, New York, N.Y. (until 1981)
1981-18
K
Andrew Karoly (American, b.1895) and Louis Szanto (American, 1889-1965)
Fleeting Refugees, 1945
Oil on canvas
38 x 46 3/16 in. (96.5 x 117.3 cm)
Signature: BR in paint: "A.KAROLY-L.SZANTO/1945"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso TR in red marker: "U7076"
Verso TR in black crayon: "REVERSE" (inverted)
Verso BR in red crayon: "P...54 55 0017"
Verso TR of frame in red marker: "U7076"
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Z. Steinhaus
Provenance: ?the artist. Richard Z. Steinhaus and Joan Goodman Steinhaus, later Joan Blinder, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (until 1979)
JM 86-79
- Oil on canvas
- 14 3/16 x 23 15/16 in. (36.1 x 60.8 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman, F 3697
Signature: LL in paint: "Ernest Kathelin"
Mark(s):
BB UR label; "Dahesh Museum/ 601 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017/ TEL 212-759-0606/ LENDER: The Jewish Museum/ Ernest Kathelin/ Morning Prayers/ Oil on canvas, 14 1/2 x 24 inches (37 x 61 cm)/ F 3697/ Telling Tales II: Religious Images in 19th-Century/ Academic Art, October 15, 2001-January 26, 2002"
Verso canvas UL in ink: "IIBB12" and "Ernest(?)" in stylized writing
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?.Dr. Harry G. Friedman, New York, N.Y. (before 1965)
F 3697
- Oil on panel
- 16 1/8 x 12 3/16 in. (41 x 31 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Lisl Weil Marx in memory of her husband Julius Marx and his brother Rudolf Marx, 1985-179
Signature: LR in paint: "Isidor Kaufmann"
Mark(s)/Insrciption(s):
Verso of frame, UC label: "Framed by/ LEO R...FELD/ 235 East 51st St. New York 22/ Plaza 5-5887"
Verso of panel, center, stamp in ink (oval): (possibly)"...ollam"
Verso of panel UR and UL in crayon: "140"
Verso of panel in ink: "Liou"
Gift of Lisl Weil Marx in memory of her husband Julius Marx and his brother Rudolf Marx
Provenance: ?.Julius Marx (until d.?); his wife, Lisl Weil Marx, New York, N.Y.
1985-179
- Oil on panel
- 9 15/16 x 7 13/16 in. (25.3 x 19.8 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Lisl Weil Marx in memory of her husband Julius Marx and his brother Rudolf Marx, 1985-180
Title Variation: Man with Fedora
Signature: LR in paint: "Isidor Kaufmann"
Mark(s):
Verso of panel, stencil: "20 1 30 25"
Verso of panel, center, stamp in ink: "Malerro...ten-H...g/ von FRANZ KEHLE/ WIEN/ I (Opemring)? 21/..."
Verso of panel, LL, label: "1901/ 204..."
Verso of panel, LR, label: "ED PANEL/ FRANZ KEHLE/ VI. Mariahilferstr. 1.c/ .WIEN."*
*Note: In pencil on this label: "n/D7/ 52"
Gift of Lisl Weil Marx in memory of her husband Julius Marx and his brother Rudolf Marx
Provenance: ?.Julius Marx (until d.?); his wife, Lisl Weil Marx, New York, N.Y.
1985-180
Arthur Kolnik (b. Galicia, active France, 1890-1972)
Portrait of Itzak Manger, n.d.a
Oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 13 in. (46.1 x 33 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "Kolnik"
Mark(s)/Inscriptions: Proper right tacking edge in crayon: "6801"
Verso of frame in ink: "LC136"
Gift of Irene Jaffe in memory of Nadia and Benjamin Tabachinsky
Provenance: ?.Nadia Tabachinsky (until d.?); her daughter, Irene Jaffe (until 1984)
1984-100
Kranz (possibly Thomas Kranz/Cranz, German, 1786-1853)
Untitled (Portrait of a Man), 1847
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
8 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (21 x 14.3 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "Kranz 1847"
Mark(s):
Verso, UR in graphite: "Kranz/1847"
Verso, LL, circular ink stamp in German: "?Bunnesdenkmars?Zur Ausfuhr?"
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: [Rockman Prints, New York, N.Y.]; Dr. Harry G. Friedman (until 1956)
F 4234
L
D. Levy (American, 19th century)
Three Indians Under Attack, 1867
Oil on cardboard
6 x 10 1/2 in. (15.2 x 26.7 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "D. Levy/1867"
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?.Harry G. Friedman, New York, N.Y. (until 1958)
F 3687
C.L. Lewin (American, active mid-19th century)
Reverend Julius Katzenberg, 1857
Oil on canvas
35 3/4 x 29 in. (90.8 x 73.7 cm.)
Signature: LL in paint: "C.L. Lewin pinx. 1857"
Mark(s)/Inscriptions: Verso frame, along right in ink: "4578 A GoLd BROWN PhIL FELD/ 4578 A GoLd BROWN PhIL FELD"
Purchase: Daniel F. Friedenberg Gift and the Joshua Lowenfish Bequest Fund
Provenance: ?.Joel M. Woldman (by 1984); his brother, Murry B. Woldman, Alexandria, Va. (until 1986)
1986-234
C.L. Lewin (American, active mid-19th century)
Mrs. Julius Katzenberg, 1857
Oil on canvas
36 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (92.1 x 74.3 cm.)
Signature: LL in paint: "C.L. Lewin pinx. 1857"
Mark(s)/Inscriptions: Verso frame, along right in ink: "4578 A GoLd BROWN PhIL FELD/ 4578 A GoLd BROWN PhIL FELD"
Purchase: Daniel F. Friedenberg Gift and the Joshua Lowenfish Bequest Fund
Provenance: ?.Joel M. Woldman (by 1984); his brother, Murry B. Woldman, Alexandria, Va. (until 1986)
1986-235
Edouard Friedrich Leybold (German, 1798-1847)
Sam Ehrenstamm, 1830
Oil on canvas
37 5/16 x 29 1/8 in. (94.7 x 74 cm.)
Signature: LL in paint: "E.F. Leybold/feci 1830"
Marks:
Verso frame, LR, label: "?271?/No. To: Rock ?"
Verso frame, right edge, in ink: "Leybold"
Backing (no longer attached to canvas) in ink: "Mordecai Emmanuel Noah" and label: "Grossvater's Bruder Samy Ehrenstamm"
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?the sitter, Sam Ehrenstamm, or sitter's family, Vienna, Austria (1830-?). ?Mordecai Emmanuel Noah, New York, N.Y. (until d. 1851). [Rockman Prints, New York, N.Y.]; Dr. Harry G. Friedman, New York, N.Y (until 1956)
F 4211
M
Mané-Katz (Russian and French, 1894-1962)
Landscape, 1914
Oil on canvas
23 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. (59.1 x 64.1 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "Mane Katz 1914"
Mark(s): BB UR label: "Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris/ L'Ecole de Paris/ 29 novembre 2000-11 mars 2001/ Mane-Katz/ Paysage, 1914/ The Jewish Museum, NY"
The Rose and Benjamin Mintz Collection
Provenance: ?. Benjamin Mintz, Warsaw, Poland and New York, N.Y. (until d. 1940); Rose Mintz (until d. 1953); The Estate of Rose Mintz (1953-before 1976)
M 1001
Mané-Katz (Russian and French, 1894-1962)
Russian Shtetl, n.d.a
Oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 32 1/8 in. (65 x 81.7 cm.)
Signature: LC in paint: "MANÉ-KATZ"
Inscription(s): Verso (canvas relined, inscription recorded by donor): "A MON CHER AMI OPATOSHOV PARIS 19/1V 1931"
Gift of Norman and Lois Barbanell Rosen
Provenance: the artist; Opatoshov, Paris, 1931. [Greer Gallery, New York, until about 1865, sold to Rosen], Norman and Lois Barbanell Rosen, Maryland (about 1965-1981)
1981-329
Mané-Katz (Russian and French, 1894-1962)
Armageddon, n.d.a
Oil on canvas
35 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. (90.2 x 70.5 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Marks/Inscription(s):
Verso canvas UC in crayon: "WEINTRAUB"
Verso frame LL label (partial, torn UL):
"__: Temporary displays from the museum collection
The Mané-Katz Museum/ 89 Panorama St., Tel. 83482/ Collection: The late Artist's works: painting, drawing/ and sculpture as well as his/ collection of carpets furniture Judaica
__: Permanent display
__above
__Israel"
Gift of John Weichsel and Judith Weichsel Carr
Provenance: ?.John Weichsel and Judith Weichsel Carr, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (until 1992)
1992-7
Mané-Katz (Russian and French, 1894-1962)
Yeshiva Student, n.d.a.
Oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (26.9 x 21.8 cm)
Signature: BR in paint: "M.K."
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso on canvas in paint: "Mané-Katz"
Gift of Meyer Schapiro
Provenance: ?the artist; Meyer Shapiro, New York, N.Y. (until 1995)
1995-107
Jean-Louis E. Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)
Formerly attributed to Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (German, 1800-1882)
Gentleman in His Study, 1856
Oil on panel
8 1/8 x 5 9/16 in. (20.7 x 14.1 cm)
Signature: BL in paint: "J. Meissonier"*
*Note: This signature cannot be seen with the naked eye. Examination under a stereo binocular microscope shows the signature is covered by varnish and is closer to the actual paint surface than the inscription on the BL in paint:
"Oppenheim 1861"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Georges E. Seligmann
Provenance: ?. Georges E. Seligmann, New York, N.Y. (until 1959)
JM 67-59
Meyer
Entrance to Camp, 1943
Watercolor on paper
15 5/16 x 17 3/8 in. (38.9 x 44.1 cm)
Signature: BR in pencil: (possibly) "Meyer/terezin 14..."
Mark(s): Recto BR, embossment which contains the letter: "ABO"
Inscription(s): Verso TC in pencil: "22..."
Bequest of Greta Pearlman Estate
Provenance: the artist [Terezin Ghetto; sold to Greta Pearlman]; Greta Pearlman (until 1975)
JM 84-75
- Oil on canvas
- 43 x 52 1/2 in. (109.2 x 133.4 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Mrs. Rose Mintz, JM 14-75
Signature: LR in paint: "M Minkowski 1910"
Mark(s): Frame LC in Hebrew: "He Cast a Look and Went Mad"
Gift of Mrs. Rose Mintz
Provenance: ?. Benjamin Mintz, Warsaw, Poland and New York, N.Y. (until d. 1940); Rose Mintz (until d. 1953); The Estate of Rose Mintz (1953-before 1976)
JM 14-75
- Oil on canvas
- 40 7/8 x 60 in. (103.9 x 152.4 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Lester S. Klein, 1986-80
Signature: LL in paint: M Minkowski
Gift of Lester S. Klein
Provenance: ?.Lester S. Klein, Boynton Beach, Fla. (until 1986)
1986-80
Edouard Moyse (French, b. 1827)
Sukkoth, c. 1860
Oil on canvas
16 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (41.3 x 33.4 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance: ?.Frances Dworecki, New York, N.Y. (until 1983)
1983-209
Edouard Moyse (French, b. 1827)
Wedding Ceremony, c. 1860
Oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 21 in. (30.9 x 53.3 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "M"
Inscription(s): Verso frame in ink: "1869"
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance: ?.Frances Dworecki, New York, N.Y. (until 1983)
1983-210
Edouard Moyse (French, b. 1827)
Vision, c. 1860
Oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (31.8 x 23.5 cm.)
Signature: LR in paint: "M"
Mark(s):
Verso LR label in ink: "352"
Verso center stamp: DE RIVIERE/Colours et Toiles S...p.../.../PARIS"
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance: ?.Frances Dworecki, New York, N.Y. (until 1983)
1983-211
- Oil on canvas
- 14 3/4 x 24 1/8 in. (37.5 x 61.3 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett, and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki, 1983-212
Signature: LR in paint: "M"
Gift of Frances Dworecki and children Roman Dworecki, Maria Arnett and Harvey Arnett in memory of Sam Dworecki
Provenance: ?.Frances Dworecki, New York, N.Y. (until 1983)
1983-212
N
None at this time.
O
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (German, 1800 - 1882)
A Father Telling a Parable to His Children, c. 1825
Oil on paper
4 13/16 x 5 5/8 in. (12.2 x 14.2 cm)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso on backing board in red pencil: "241"
Inscription(s): "Verso along bottom edge of sheet German script. Penmanship is difficult to read.
Gift of Georges E. Seligmann
Provenance: ?. Georges E. Seligmann, New York, N.Y. (until 1981)
1981-299
- Oil on canvas
- 34 x 37 in. (86.4 x 94 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Richard and Beatrice Levy , 1984-61
Title Variations: Die Rückkehr des Freiwilligen, The Return of the Volunteer
Signature: BR in paint: (stylized) "M OPPENHEIM./1834."
Mark(s): Verso, Jewish Museum exhibition label on backing board in type: "Moritz Daniel Oppenheim/ The Return of the Jewish Volunteer, 1833-34/Oil on canvas/ 34 x 36 3/4"/The Jewish Museum, New York/ Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Levy, the owner maintaining life/rights, 1984-61"
Verso of frame TL, label in type: " Catalogue #99/ 1982.2.137/ Crate/ Title RETURN OF THE JEWISH VOLUNTEER/ Lender: Edgar Rebner/ 1984 - 61 5sc105"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Richard and Beatrice Levy
Provenance: the artist (until 1835; gift to Gabriel Reisser); Gabriel Reisser (from 1835). Edgar Rebner, New York, N.Y., later Lugano, Switzerland (until 1984; sold to Richard D. Levy); Richard Levy, Pompano, FL. (1984)
1984-61
- Oil on canvas
- 27 15/16 x 23 7/8 in. (71 x 60.7 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-85
Title Variations: Wochenfest, Shevuos-Feast of Weeks
Signature: BR in paint: "M Oppenheim. 1880."
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso, BR of frame in marker: "2"
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-85
- Oil on canvas
- 20 3/8 x 24 in. (51.8 x 61 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-86
Title Variation: Sabbath Ruhe
Signature: BR in paint: "1866 MOppenheim"
Mark(s): Verso TL of frame etched in wood: "48" (inverted)
Verso TL of backing board label in print and pen: " FLOOR ROOM
PIECE/Keating 597790 Patterns/Jewish life/MR Mike Gruss 23"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-86
- Oil on canvas
- 26 x 21 3/8 in. (66 x 54.4 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, 1999-87
Title Variation: Die Hochzeit
Signature: BL in paint: "M Oppenheim.pinx/1866"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-87
- Oil on paper on canvas
- 24 1/2 x 18 in. (62.2 x 45.7 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-88
Signature: BL in paint: "M Oppenheim/186..."
Mark(s): Verso BL of frame in marker: "4"
Inscription(s): Verso TC on canvas in pencil: "19"
Verso left stretcher in pencil: "148t" (top) and "IV" (center) and "16" (bottom)
Verso bottom stretcher in pencil: "74"
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-88
- Oil on canvas
- 26 5/16 x 21 5/8 in. (66.8 x 54.9 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar & Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-89
Title Variations: Das Verhören, Hearing the Task
Signature: BR in paint: "MOppenheim feait/1868"
Mark(s): Verso, TL on frame, label in pencil: "New York/Mr. and Mrs. Gruss/MGß6/949/0310^0"
Verso, TC on frame, label in print: "J.P. Schneider jr./ Vergolderei.Spiegel.u.Rahman.Fabrik/...th.../...a...Main/23...23"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-89
- Oil on board
- 17 15/16 x 14 1/8 in. (45.6 x 35.9 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar & Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-90
Title Variations: Sabbath Anfang, The Sabbath Eve
Signature: BL in paint: "M Oppenheim.f."
Mark(s): Verso TR, label on backing board in print: "OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS/ FINEART PACKERS AND SHIPPERS/NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO/LOT No. 9160A Piece No.5"
Verso TL, label in print and pen: "the israel museum, jerusalem, israel/artist mortiz oppenheim/title ushering in the Sabbath, 1865/acq. no./donor/fund lent by the Collection Oscar Gruss, New York/Exhibition: Moritz Oppenheim. The First Jewish Painter. Sept.83-Jan.84"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-90
- Oil on canvas
- 23 x 18 3/4 in. (58.4 x 47.6 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar & Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-91
Title Variation: Der Segen des Rabbi
Signature: BR in paint: (stylized) "MOppenheim.f./1866"
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso BR of frame in red crayon: "J"
Verso TR of frame in pencil: "IV"
Verso right side of frame etched in wood: "P 231...x4..." (The letter "P" is circled)
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London,
England, about 1952]?. Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(before 1999)
1999-91
- Oil on canvas
- 25 7/16 x 22 in. (64.6 x 55.9 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-92
Title Variations: Das laubhüttenfest, The Tabernacle
Signature: BR in paint: "M Oppenheim./1867"
Mark(s): Verso TR top stretcher, label: "LEI...LS/Tel:-7335. Feast of Tabernacles/(Dinner in the Family-Suc.../...of Work Das Laubhüttenfe..."*
*Note: BC of this label in pencil: "H." (circled)
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann
Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-92
- Oil on canvas
- 25 1/4 x 21 7/8 in. (64.1 x 55.6 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar & Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-93
Title Variations: Sabbath Ausgang, The Going Out of the Sabbath
Signature: BL in paint: "MOppenheim.fecit.1866."
Mark(s): Verso TL top stretcher, label: "the israel museum, jerusalem, israel/artist
Moritz Oppenheim/title The Conclusion of the Sabbath, 1866/acq.
no./donor/fund lent by the Collection/Oscar Gruss, New York/Exhibition: Moritz Oppenheim: The first/ Jewish Painter. Sept.83-Jan.84"
Verso BR right stretcher, label: "Framed For/Order #? Member/ AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CUSTOM FRAME MAKERS INC NEW YORK(logo)/ APF MANUFACTURING INC./Shop: 315 East 91 Street New York 28/Showrooms: 231 East 60 Street New York 22/1228 Second Ave. New York 21/Artist/Title/Size Medium"
Verso TL of frame, label: "New York/Gruss Collection/ MGB6/ 942/03/012"
Verso LC of frame in marker: "E" (reversed)
Verso BL of frame in red paint: "T" (sideways)
Verso BC of frame in marker: "I"
Verso RC of frame in marker: "II" (sideways)
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-93
- Oil on composition board
- 8 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (21.8 x 28.8 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-94
Title Variations: Kleinkinderschule, Der Cheder-Die jüdische Elementarschule, A Jewish School for Infants, Der "Cheder"-die Kinderlernstube
Signature: BR in paint: "M Oppenheim./1878"
Mark(s): Verso TR, label remnant: "18"
Verso TL, label in pen: " the israel museum, jerusalem, israel/artist
Moritz Oppenheim/title The Heder, 1878/ acq. no./ donor/fund lent by the Collection/ Oscar Gruss, New York/ Exhibition: Moritz Oppenheim. The first/Jewish Painter. Sept.83-Jan.84"
Verso TL of frame, label in print: "FA OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS/FINE ART PACKERS AND SHIPPERS/ NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO/ Lot No. Piece No./9160A 3"
Inscription(s): Verso TC in pencil: "3..."
Verso TR in blue crayon: "...24"
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann
Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-94
- Oil on canvas
- 22 5/8 x 27 5/8 in. (57.4 x 70.1 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-95
Title Variations: Die Rückkehr des Freiwilligen, The Volunteer's Return
Signature: BR in paint: "M Oppenheim fec..."
Mark(s): Verso TL top stretcher, Jewish Museum label: "L 1986-6/FROM REGINA GRUSS"
Verso TC top stretcher, label: "...r's Return.../(Volunt...home from/the wars of liberation)/Title of Work Die Rueckkehr des Freiwilligen"*
*Note: This label BL in pencil: "XVII" (circled)
Verso TR bottom stretcher, label: "952"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-95
- Oil on canvas
- 18 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. (48 x 58.2 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-96
Title Variations: Das Purimfest, The Feast of Purim
Signature: BL in paint: "M Oppenheim. f 1873."
Mark(s): Verso TL top stretcher, label: "FA (circled) OLLENDORFF FINE ARTS/ FINE ART PACKERS AND SHIPPERS/ NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO/ Lot No. Piece No./9160A 4"
Verso BL of frame, label: "the israel museum, jerusalem, israel/artist Moritz Oppenheim/title Purim (the Feast of Esther)/acq.no./donor/fund lent by the Collection/Oscar Gruss, New York/ Exhibition: Moritz oppenheim. The first/Jewish Painter. Sept.83-Jan.84"
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-96
- Oil on canvas
- 21 3/4 x 26 15/16 in. (55.2 x 68.5 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-97
Title Variations: Der Gevatter erwartet das Kind, The Godfather Waiting for the Child
Signature: BL in paint: " M Oppenheim/PINX/MDCCCLXVII"
Mark(s): Verso TC of frame, label: "...t am Main/...markt 23."
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc. Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-97
- Oil on canvas
- 28 1/8 x 22 7/16 in. (71.5 x 57 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-98
Title Variations: Das Schultragen, The Carrying in to Synagogue
Signature: BC in paint: "M Oppenheim. 1869"
Mark(s): Verso TC of frame, label: "...t am Main/...markt 23."
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-98
- Oil on canvas
- 23 x 26 1/4 in. (58.4 x 66.7 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc., 1999-99
Title Variation: ar-Mitzwa-Vortag
Signature: BR in paint:"MOppenheim.1869"
Marks(s): Verso TC of frame, label: "...t am Main/...markt 23."
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the Oscar and Regina Gruss Charitable and Educational Foundation, Inc.
Provenance: the artist's family (after 1866; sold to Hermann Cramer); Hermann Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (until d. 1919); his wife, Hedwig Cramer, Frankfurt, Germany (1919-d. 1934); her son, Sally H. Cramer, Hamburg, Germany, later London, England (1934-d.1952); his son, Robert Cramer (1952); [sale, ?London, England, about 1952]?.Oscar Gruss, New York, N.Y.(until 1999)
1999-99
P
None at this time.
Q
None at this time.
R
Reuven Rubin
Pomegranates, 1942
Title Variation: Still Life - Pomegranates
Oil on canvas
9 x 14 1/16 in. (22.9 x 35.8 cm.)
Signature: BL in paint: "rubin"
Mark(s): Verso top stretcher partial label: "HAYES STORAGE/ROOF WAREHOUSE EXPERT PACKERS OF ART/ 5-7 EAST 61ST. NEW YORK,N.Y./46"
Verso of canvas TR, two ink stamps: "CENTRALE" (inside of a circle. This stamp is also on the right stretcher.)
Verso TL of frame, label: "32173"
Verso TR of frame, stamp: "...CEN..." (inside of a circle.)
Inscription(s): Verso TR of canvas in blue crayon: "g"
Verso, left stretcher in pencil: "Empire"
Verso, top stretcher in pencil: "POMEGRANATES"
Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Benson E.L. Timmons III
Provenance: ?.Mrs. Benson Timmons, Southampton, N.Y. (about 1946-until 1981)
1981-20
S
None at this time.
T
None at this time.
U
Artist Unknown
Mindel Kalischer, c. 1850
Oil on canvas
27 1/16 x 21 1/8 in. (68.7 x 53.7 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of the children of Reverend Arnold Levy
Provenance: the sitter's son, Arnold Levy; his son Max J. Levy New York, N.Y. (before 1949)
JM 147-47
- Oil and gouache on canvas
- 19 x 16 5/8 in. (48.3 x 42.2 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Bequest of Lili H. Fraenkel, 1982-212
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Bequest of Lili H. Fraenkel
Provenance: one of the sitter's, Heinrich Walter Fraenkel (1879-d.?); his wife, Lili Fraenkel, née Baer, Westfield, N.J.(until d.1979)
1982-212
Artist Unknown
Portrait of Wife of Rabbi Solma Danziger, c. 1850
Oil on canvas
25 x 20 1/16 in. (63.5 x 50.9 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso, TC of backing board, typed label: "The Jewish Museum/ 1109 Fifth Avenue/ New York/New York 10028/ Mrs. Danziger/146A-47/Artist Unknown"
Inscription(s): Verso, top stretcher of frame imprint in wood: "MR DAN...GER"*
Verso, TR of backing board in red marker: "'46-2"
Gift of Max J. Levy
Provenance: the sitter; her grandson, Arnold Levy; his son, Max J. Levy, New York, N.Y. (before 1946)
JM 146-47.2
Artist Unknown
Portrait of Rabbi Solma Danziger, c. 1850
Oil on canvas
25 11/16 x 20 5/8 in. (65.3 x 52.3 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso, TC of backing board, label (typed): "The Jewish Museum/1109 Fifth Avenue/New York/New York 10028/ Rabbi Danziger/146-47/ Artist unknown/ Jm 146b-47 (in pen)"
Inscription(s): Verso, TR of backing board in red marker: " '46-3"
Verso, TC of top stretcher, imprint in wood:" MRS DANZIGER"*
Gift of Max J. Levy
Provenance: the sitter, Rabbi Solma Danziger; his grandson, Arnold Levy; his son, Max J. Levy, New York, N.Y. (before 1946)
JM 146-47.1
Artist Unknown
Portrait of Isidor Singer, c. 1860
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 24 7/8 in. (75.9 x 63.2 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso BR, stamp: "2530"
Verso BL, stamp: "PREPARED/BY/ED WD DECHAU(N or X)/NEW YORK."
Inscription(s): None
Gift of William M. Blatt
Provenance: ?. William M. Blatt, Boston, Mass. (until 1953)
JM 103-52
- Oil on canvas
- 17 3/4 x 14 1/16 in. (45 x 35.7 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Margot Wittkower, 1992-60
Title Variation: Portrait of Isaac Gans of Celle
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso of frame in pencil: "Hans Hofbanker Gans/Hannover Zelle near Hannover"
Gift of Margot Wittkower
Provenance: ?Fredche Gans, daughter of Isaac Jacob Gans (after 1798); her son, ?Jacob Ephraim Dufresne (before 1836);?his daughter, Cecilie Ephraim Dufresne(after 1936-d.1913); her grandson, Rudolf Wittkower (after 1913-d.1975); his wife Margot Wittkower, New York, N.Y. (until 1992)
1992-60
- Oil on canvas
- 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (45.1 x 36.8 cm)
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Gift of Margot Wittkower, 1992-62
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso of frame, along top in pencil: "John A. Ephraim/Naen 1813 gen. Dufresne/Vater d. Jean Dufr. u. der Frau Wittkower/1857"
Gift of Margot Wittkower
Provenance: ?Jacob Ephraim Dufresne (before 1836);?his daughter, Cecilie
Ephraim Dufresne (after 1936-d.1913); her grandson, Rudolf Wittkower (after 1913-d.1975); his wife Margot Wittkower, New York, N.Y. (until 1992)
1992-62
Artist Unknown
The Worshipper: Morning Prayers, n.d.a.
Oil on leather
9 13/16 x 8 in. (24.9 x 20.3 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): Verso in ink: "G...fynuk...Eduard Gieldzinski/...Wien"*
*Note: Additional writing appears on the verso however the penmanship is difficult to decipher.
Attached to verso of frame, photocopy: "D92/D288/Eduard Gieldzinski/in Wien/.../Sam...ng in d.../Synagoge/z/Danzig.-"
Gift of the Danzig Jewish Community
Provenance: Danzig Jewish Community; The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. (July 26, 1939-1947)
D 288
Artist Unknown
Portrait of the Wife of Israel Mintz, 1844
Oil on canvas
32 x 28 5/8 in. (81.3 x 72.6 cm.)
Signature: BR in paint: "AD 1844."
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Rabbi, Dr. and Mrs. Joel S. Geffen
Provenance: ?. Mrs. Joel S. Geffen, descendent of the Mintz family (until 1967)
JM 80-67
Artist Unknown
Portrait of Israel Mintz, 1845
Oil on canvas
32 x 28 1/4 in. (81.3 x 71.8 cm.)
Signature: BR in paint: "AD.1845."
Mark(s): None
Inscription(s): None
Gift of Rabbi, Dr. and Mrs. Joel S. Geffen
Provenance: ?. Mrs. Joel S. Geffen, descendent of the Mintz family (until 1967)
JM 79-67
Artist Unknown
Portrait of Louisa Bernard Levy, c. 1840
Oil on canvas
29 3/4 x 24 7/8 in. (75.6 x 63.2 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso, TR on canvas inverted stamp: "PREPARED/BY/ED WD DECHAUN/ NEW YORK"
Verso, BC on stretcher , label: "BE(E)NORD/ ART GALLERIES/ LEO K...N.../Artistic Framing/ Corner/ 87 th STREET/ PHONE/ SCHUYLER 9777/556 AMSTERDAM AVE. NEW YORK"
Inscription(s): Verso, top stretcher imprint left in wood: " Mrs. .../176... 8 7"
Verso of frame in red marker: " '56-43"
Gift of George S. Gans
Provenance: ?. George S. Gans, great-grandson of the sitter, New York, N.Y. (until 1956)
JM 36-56
Artist Unknown
Bernard Hart, c. 1840
Oil on canvas
27 1/8 x 22 1/16 in. (69 x 56 cm.)
Signature: Not signed
Mark(s): Verso of frame BL, label: "Mr Bernard Hart/My Paternal/Grandfather"
Verso of frame BC, label: " 54 East Th.../(Three doors..." (inverted)
Verso of frame TR, label: "The Jewish Museum/L 15-52/(1)"
Verso of frame TC, label: "L/ 15-52/1"
Verso of frame TC, label: " ...HOMAS A. .../LOOKING/AND/Picture-Frame/Manufactur.../54 East Thirteenth Street,/(Three doors west of Broadway.)"
Inscription(s): Verso of frame TC, in crayon: "(6)"
Verso of backing board TL in marker: " '76-02"
Gift of Florence Hart
Provenance: ?. Florence Hart, New York, N.Y. (until 1976)
JM 5-76
V
None at this time.
W
Jacob Willemsz de Wet, Dutch (c. 1610-1671/72)
Moses Striking the Rock, c. 1650
Oil on panel
8 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (21 x 64.8 cm.)
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?. Dr. Harry G. Friedman (until 1961)
F 4235.1
Jacob Willemsz de Wet, Dutch (c. 1610-1671/72)
Moses Striking the Rock, c. 1650
Oil on panel
8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (21 x 32.4 cm.)
Gift of Dr. Harry G. Friedman
Provenance: ?. Dr. Harry G. Friedman (until 1956)
F 4235.2
X
None at this time.
Y
None at this time.
Z
Jacques Zucker
Mount Zion, n.d.a.
Oil on board
12 15/16 x 16 1/16 in. (32.9 x 40.8 cm.)
Signature: BR in paint: "J. Zucker"
Mark(s): Verso BR of board, label in print and pen: "SHIPPED BY/ATLANTIC TRANSPORTS, PARIS/ZUCKER/Jacques/MADE IN FRANCE"
Inscription(s): Verso TC of board in pen: "8"
Gift of Mrs. Jacques Zucker and children
Provenance: the artist; Nina Zucker, the artist's widow, New York, N.Y. (until 1986)
1986-113



