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The Heder (The Jewish Elementary School) (Der Cheder - Die jüdische Elementarschule)

Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (German, 1800-1882)

The Heder (The Jewish Elementary School) (Der Cheder - Die jüdische Elementarschule), 1878

  • 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

Not on view

Keywords: families , daily life

Collection Area: Paintings

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)

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Published References: Asa-El, Amotz. DIASPORA AND THE LOST TRIBES OF ISRAEL. Universe, 2004.

Grossman, Grace Cohen. JEWISH MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD. Universe, 2003.

Heuberger, Georg and Anton Merk, eds. MORITZ DANIEL OPPENHEIM: DIE ENTDECKUNG DES JÜDISCHEN SELBSTBEWUSSTSEINS IN DER KUNST. JEWISH IDENTITY IN 19TH CENTURY ART. Köln: Wienand, 1999, no. VI.40, pp. 273, 375.

Israel Museum, Jerusalem. MORITZ OPPENHEIM: THE FIRST JEWISH PAINTER. Exh. cat. Jerusalem. Ben-Zvi Printing Enterprises Ltd., 1983, no. III.28, pp. 38, 86.

This information may change as the result of ongoing research