William Rothenstein 1872-1945
Talmudic Discussion, c. 1905
pencil on paper
37 x 25.5 cm
Framed: 49.5 x 38 cm
Framed: 49.5 x 38 cm
2003-4
Photo: Bridgeman images
Although few of Rothenstein’s surviving drawings of Jewish subjects relate directly to his finished oils, the drawing Talmudic Discussion is probably a preparatory drawing for his oil Corner of the...
Although few of Rothenstein’s surviving drawings of Jewish subjects relate directly to his finished oils, the drawing Talmudic Discussion is probably a preparatory drawing for his oil Corner of the Talmud School, despite the final, finished composition featuring only two sitters instead of the three in the drawing. Both compositions include the bearded man facing the viewer from behind the table and the foreground figure with his back turned towards the viewer, and focus on the interior of the scene and the worshippers.
Provenance
presented by the estate of Tanya MoisewitschExhibitions
2006 Recent Acquisitions 2001-2006, Ben Uri Gallery - The London Jewish Museum of Art
2006 Jewish Artists in Britain Celebrating the 350, Arts Depot
2015 Rothenstein's Relevance: Sir William Rothenstein and his Circle, Ben Uri Gallery
2018 Exodus: masterworks from the Ben Uri Collection, Bushey Museum
2019 Mark Gertler: Paintings from the Luke Gertler Bequest & Selected Important UK Collections, Ben Uri Gallery
Literature
Sarah MacDougall ed., William Rothenstein and his Circle (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2016) pp. 98-99David Glasser, intro., Recent Acquisitions 2001-2006 (London: Ben Uri Gallery, 2006), p.31
