Pre War European Hasidic Rabbi Kiddush Levana (Moon) German Judaica Oil Painting

Dimensions: H: 24.0, W: 20.0 IN

Kiddush Levanah oil painting Hand signed A. Gruenstein. It is not dated or titled.

Pre War European Chasidic Rabbis Kiddush Levana (Blessing on seeing the new moon) German Judaica Oil Painting. The name Gruenstein is German, the painting might be Polish or Hungarian. I doubt it is Russian as they use the Cyrillic alphabet.

Sensitive Portrait of Jewish Chassidic religious scholar at study or prayer. Rare Pre World War II (Pre Holocaust) Judaica Art. European Judaic art from this period is exceedingly rare.

In the tradition of Moritz Oppenheim, Isidor Kaufmann and Maurycy Gottlieb and later of Tully Filmus and Itshak Holtz he captures this Jewish

scene with a particular sensitivity. It is almost abstract in its stunning simplicity. This expressionism image was also done later by the Chabad Lubavitch artists Hendel Lieberman and Zalman Kleinman as well as many others.