Auction 100 – Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection
Portrait of Rabbi Jacob Moses Löwenstamm, Rabbi of the Ashkenazi Community of Amsterdam – Oil on Wood – The Netherlands, 18th/19th Century
Opening: $8,000
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Sold for: $10,625
Including buyer's premium
Portrait of R. Jacob Moses son of R. Saul Löwenstamm, Rabbi of the Ashkenazi community in Amsterdam, attributed to Jan Kamphuys (Kamphuysen / Kamphuijsen, 1760-1841). [The Netherlands, presumably late 18th or early 19th centuries]. Oil on wood. Unsigned.
R. Jacob Moses Löwenstamm (1744/48-1815) served as Rabbi of Amsterdam from 1793, on the seat of his father, the renowned R. Saul Löwenstamm (1717-1790; grandson of the "Chacham Tzvi"), and was the fourth of his family to serve as Chief Rabbi in the Ashkenazi community of Amsterdam. Earlier, R. Jacob Moses served as Rabbi of Wieleń (today, Poland). For further information, see: Meir Wunder, Elef Margaliot, p. 564.
For comparison, see: M.H. Gans, Memorbook, p. 287 (print after painting by same artist, dated 1793); Christie's, Amsterdam, June 20, 1990, Lot 156 (painting similar to the present portrait, with Hebrew inscription; unsigned, apparently by same artist).
Painting: approx. 23.5X18.5 cm. Frame: approx. 38X30 cm. Gilt frame, old, damaged.
Rabbinical Portraits
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