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LOT 368

Lot 368

Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)

Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
Lot 368 Details
Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921), Austrian/Hungarian

PORTRAIT OF JULIETTE KAUFMANN (THE ARTIST'S WIFE), CA. 1900

oil on panel
signed lower left; Hungarian export stamp verso
10.2 x 8.3 in — 26 x 21 cm

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $59,310
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
  • Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
  • Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
  • Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
  • Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
  • Isidor Kaufmann (1853-1921)
Provenance:

Private Collection, Budapest, Hungary
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

A comparable portrait of Juliette Kaufmann was offered at Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2004: https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2004/important-judaica-n07969/lot.256.html

Another known later portrait of Juliette Kaufmann is in the collection of the Jewish Museum, New York: https://collections.thejewishmuseum.org/collection/30722-portrait-of-juliette-kaufmann.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.
Slight loss to upper edge, slight scattered accretions, slight scattered surface scratching, slight craquelure throughout.

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