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BORIS SCHATZ (RUSSIAN) JUDAICA OIL PAINTING

Boris Schatz (Russian, 1866-1932) 26 1/2" x 20" oil on elaminated wood panel. Signed lower right "Schatz". Boris Schatz Russian born Jewish artist, who immigrated to Palestine and founded the Bezalet Academy of Art in Jerusalem. He was considered one of the founders of the Zionist Art Movement. Prizes include 1898 Silver Medal on Science and Art, Bulgaria 1900 Gold Medal, 1900 Exposition Internationale, Paris, 1904 Louisiana Purchase Expo. He worked in Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria and France, where he met Theodor Herzl and became a Zionist and immigrated to Palestine in 1906 to set up a School of Zionist and Jewish Art. Originally from the Excellent Collection of Julius Fleischman. EST. $6000. - $12,000.

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