Judaica Market Scene, Shuk, European Hasidic Rabbi Oil Painting, c.1930s

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framed sight size 10 x 13.5 inches painting, framed to 15 x 19. Impressionistic Realistic portrait of an older rabbi … Read more framed sight size 10 x 13.5 inches painting, framed to 15 x 19. Impressionistic Realistic portrait of an older rabbi visiting the marketplace. Children playing. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. following a distinguished lineage of Jewish genre artists who depicted judaic scenes sensitively and with a sense of quiet dignity. Lazar Krestin, Isidor Kaufmann, Itshak Holtz, Tully Filmus and more. From the price this might be the lower east side of New York City or might be London. Max Weber, Ben Shahn, William Gropper all painted such scenes. this appears to be signed Copen but i am unfamiliar with the artist. See less