Emmanuel Mané-Katz 1894-1962
Algerian Jew
charcoal on paper
64 x 49
and dated (upper right corner): 'Mané-Katz 34'
1987-270
@Emmanuel Mané-Katz estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Mane-Katz’s ‘Algerian Jew’ was executed in 1934, during a period of extensive travels the artist undertook around the world, visiting, among others, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Lithuania. In...
Mane-Katz’s ‘Algerian Jew’ was executed in 1934, during a period of extensive travels the artist undertook around the world, visiting, among others, Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Lithuania. In this vibrant charcoal portrait, most probably executed from life, Mane-Katz’s focus is, first and foremost, on capturing the distinct facial features and the charismatic character of his sitter, with the elements of the sitter’s traditional outfit sketched out in a more loose way.
Provenance
presented to Ben UriExhibitions
Mané-Katz Memorial ExhibitionLiterature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 75.Be the first to know – Sign Up
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