Property of a New York Private Collector
Moshe Castel
ISRAEL IN THE LAND OF EGYPT
Auction Closed
December 17, 06:59 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property of a New York Private Collector
Moshe Castel
1909 - 1992
ISRAEL IN THE LAND OF EGYPT
signed Castel (lower right) and inscribed in Hebrew (lower center and in the bottom right panel); signed again on back
oil on canvas
canvas: 21⅝ by 28¾ in.; 55 by 73 cm
frame: 27½ by 35¼ in.; 70 by 89.5 cm
Sale: Property sold for the Benefit of the Mozes S. Schupf Foundation, Inc., Sotheby's, New York, September 29, 1994, lot 97, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale
Acquired at the above sale
The present lot depicts a Seder, with people seated around the table, a Haggadah open in front of the leader of the Seder, and special dishes on the table. The inscription at lower right, translated as "This is the bread of affliction," is taken from the beginning of the Passover Seder. The inscription along the lower edge, "When Israel went forth from Egypt", is taken from Psalm 114:1, which is recited at the Passover Seder and illustrated in the bottom left panel, where the exodus from Egypt is illustrated by Egyptians chasing the Israelites on horseback.