Lot 339 · Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography
Rabbi Leibel Eisenberg (Reading) and His Shammes. Lask, 1936
Roman Vishniac · silver gelatin print
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- Estimate
- R20,000–R30,000 hammer ≈ $1,138–$1,707
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Ways of Seeing: South African and International Photography, Cape Town · 18 September 2024
- Dimensions
- image size: 38 by 37,5cm; 81 by 66 by 5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13350291
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Roman Vishniac, Rabbi Leibel Eisenberg (Reading) and His Shammes. Lask, 1936. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 339. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350291.
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Roman Vishniac, Rabbi Leibel Eisenberg (Reading) and His Shammes. Lask, 1936. Strauss & Co, 18 Sep 2024, lot 339. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13350291.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Vishniac | Untitled (Wife of Nat Gutman, a Porter, Warsaw) | $750 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | |
| Roman Vishniac | Worker's Hand, Eastern Europe. Um 1935–1938 | Grisebach, Jun 2015 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | The Little Village | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2022 | ||
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| Roman Vishniac | Lodz, Poland | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | An Elder of the Village, Carpathian Ruthenia | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2019 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | Boy with a Toothache, Lodz, Poland | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | ||
| Roman Vishniac | Repatriated Polish Jew in Military Barracks, Zbaszyn, Poland | Christie's, Feb 2004 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.