Auction of Fine Judaica.
Opening highlights stem from venerated Chassidic and Rabbinic leaders, including the Chofetz Chaim, the Satmar Rebbe and the Vishnitzer Rebbe (Lots 1-5).
Among Autograph Letters are those written in Russian by the Lubavitcher Rebbetzin, including inscribed, personal photographs captured shortly before her marriage to the Rebbe (Lots 12-16).
The auction includes a number of rare books that stem from the library of a distinguished European scholar; as well as further offerings that stem from the library of the late Haham Solomon Gaon (1912-94).
Judaic books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) range from Antisemitica to Zionism, and includes Community Pinkas records, Sephardic and Children's Literature, as well as livres d'artistes.
Utilize the Search-bar to locate books that are of regional interest, including: Australia, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Majorca, Poland, Russia, and elsewhere.
The auction includes a further offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books (Lots 117-164).
The penultimate portion of the auction features Fine & Graphic Art (Lots 170-188), including canvases by Israeli artists: Moshe Gershuni, Yosl Bergner and Reuven Rubin. Of particular note, is a large, vibrant oil painting by the celebrated Russian-American Chassidic artist Zalman Kleinman, dated 1973 (see lot 179).
An exceptionally rare drawing by the Anglo-Jewish female artist Kate Salaman, c. 1840's, is Lot 176.
The final 20 lots of the sale are 20th-century ceremonial objects including by Agam, Bier, Sugarman and Wolpert and a number of Bezalel-era items (Lots 189-208).
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LOT 179:
KLEINMAN, ZALMAN. Dancing Chassidim. Oil on ...
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Start price:
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110,000
Estimated price :
$120,000 - $180,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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KLEINMAN, ZALMAN. Dancing Chassidim.
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated by the artist in Hebrew, lower right.
Framed. 42 x 38 inches.
Brooklyn, NY, 1973.
SUBSTANTIAL WORKS BY KLEINMAN ARE RARE TO APPEAR FOR AUCTION SALE. THIS DRAMATIC PAINTING IS PARTICULARLY ICONIC.
Born in Leningrad, Russia, to a long-standing family of Lubavitch Chassidim, Zalman Kleinman (1933-95) was a Chabad Chassid and self-taught artist who expressed his spiritual fervor by way of art.
He was encouraged to paint by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who stated: "Art adds another dimension of feeling to one’s spiritual commitment." In a personal letter to the artist by the Rebbe, Kleinman’s art is described as “impressive and pure.”
After escaping Soviet Russia aged thirteen, Kleinman studied in yeshiva in Paris and eventually moved to Israel where he served in the Israel Defense Forces. Later he relocated to the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. There, living in the immediate vicinity of the Court of Lubavitch, Kleinman produced a series of penetrating and moving paintings that portray the inner life and beauty of his Chassidic community.
PROVENANCE: Purchased directly from the artist by a collector in upstate New York.
WORKS BY ZALMAN KLEINMAN INFREQUENTLY APPEAR FOR AUCTION SALE.
A LARGE, DETAILED CANVAS SUCH AS THE PRESENT PAINTING, IS ESPECIALLY UNCOMMON.
For another iconic painting by Zalman Kleinman recently sold at auction, see:
