American, early 20th century
signed, oil on canvas
24″ x 30″
signed, oil on canvas
24″ x 30″
Sunday, January 12, 2014
JEWISH GAMBLERS BY JANET & EMMANUEL SNITKOVSKY ($25,000)
JEWISH GAMBLERS
BY JANET & EMMANUEL SNITKOVSKY
$25,000
BY JANET & EMMANUEL SNITKOVSKY
$25,000
Russian-American, 20th century
signed, oil on canvas
50″ x 60″
Perfect Condition
signed, oil on canvas
50″ x 60″
Perfect Condition
Janet & Emmanuel Snitkovsky are Ukrainian. Janet graduated from Lvov Institute and Emmanuel from Odessa Art College.
They paint in a Neo-Renaissance/Modern art style.
Their sculptures of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton in front of the Hollywood Entertainment Museum gained them notoriety.
They have held countless exhibits all over the US & Canada.
Their works have sold often at Sotheby’s and Christie’s
JERUSALEM IN THE SPRING BY DAVID RAKIA ($6,000)
JERUSALEM IN THE SPRINGBY DAVID RAKIA
$6,000
Viennese-Israeli, born 1928
signed, oil on canvas
25″ x 25″
Born in Vienna, Rakia came to Israel at the age of 10.
After fighting in 1948, he studied with Ardon and attended the Bezalel School of Art. From 1955-1960 he attended the Ecole des Beauz Arts in Paris.
He has held one man shows in France, England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Israel.
He is known for his emphasis on light and shade, his mystical use of Hebrew letters and his impressionistic landscapes. His work is featured in Marcel Mendelson,”David Rakia”, Masada, Tel-Aviv, 1980
THE POLISH FARMER BY G. VERDIK ($40,000)
Polish School
signed, Warsaw 1932,oil on canvas,
26″ x 35 1/2″Very fine expressive features
signed, Warsaw 1932,oil on canvas,
26″ x 35 1/2″Very fine expressive features
WEEPING SHABBAT CANDLES BY RIKA SCHWIMER ($2,500)
Israeli School, contemporary
signed, mixed media chalk and crayon
28 1/2″ x 20″ inches
signed, mixed media chalk and crayon
28 1/2″ x 20″ inches
Note:
Born in Bielsko-Silesia, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, and came to Israel in 1957. She is one of the foremost watercolorists in Israel today. Her works show an interesting mixture of impressionism vigor, colour and lyric symbolism.
She exhibited at museums in Poland, France, and Israel and her paintings have been acquired by private collections and museums all over the world. Her works have sold at Christie’s Int’, and are featured in “Rika Schwimer “ oils, watercolours, drawings, Tel-Aviv, 1980.
The Yeshiva by Saul Raskin ($3,500)
Russian-American, early 20th century,
signed and titled, pen and ink drawing, matted
13 1/2″ x 16″
Saul Raskin was born in 1878 in Nogaysk, Russia. At 15 studied lithography in Odessa and later attended art academies in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. After emigrating to America in 1904, he became a multifaceted artist producing etchings, paintings, watercolours and even cartoons. He became a famous illustrator of Jewish subjects and was also a lecturer, writer and teacher.
signed and titled, pen and ink drawing, matted
13 1/2″ x 16″
Saul Raskin was born in 1878 in Nogaysk, Russia. At 15 studied lithography in Odessa and later attended art academies in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. After emigrating to America in 1904, he became a multifaceted artist producing etchings, paintings, watercolours and even cartoons. He became a famous illustrator of Jewish subjects and was also a lecturer, writer and teacher.
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