Martin GOTTLIEB, ON A BATH IN THE PARK, 1887

Oil, canvas; 53 x 40.5 cm
Signed p.d.; M. Gottlieb / 1887
On the reverse, pen-filled paper sticker in German confirming authorship.
Estimate 8000 - 1000
Auction 222, 13.05.2023
Marcin GOTTLIEB
1867 Drohobych - 1936
Painter. Brother of painters Maurycy, Leopold and Philip Gottlieb. In 1881-1883 he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow. During his student days he was praised for his drawings of antique sculptures. He painted scenes from the life of Jewish communities ("Pogrom, "Wall of Weeping) and compositions depicting scenes inspired by Polish literature ("Kochanowski over the body of Urszulka). He also copied the canvases of his brother, Maurycy Gottlieb. In 1900 he exhibited the painting "Jews praying on Judgment Day at the Metropol Hotel in Lviv.