Lot 194 · Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection
Portrait of a Rabbi
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- Estimate
- $200,000–$300,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection, New York · 20 November 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4788553
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Isidor Kaufmann, ISIDOR KAUFMANN | PORTRAIT OF A RABBI. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 194. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4788553.
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Isidor Kaufmann, ISIDOR KAUFMANN | PORTRAIT OF A RABBI. Sotheby's, 20 Nov 2019, lot 194. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4788553.
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From the same sale Sacred Splendor: Judaica from the Arthur and Gitel Marx Collection · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minhogim (Yiddish Custumal), Simeon Ha-Levi Günzburg, Amsterdam: Elij… | — | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| a pair of silver teffilin boxes, probably polish, 19th century | — | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| discourses, argumentative and devotional, on the subject of the jewis… | — | $8,000–$10,000 | |
| isidor kaufmann | the banker | Isidor Kaufmann | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| dina di-geramei (treatise on indirect damage), rabbi moses nahmanides… | — | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| she’elot u-teshuvot (responsa), rabbi samuel de medina, salonika: abr… | — | $7,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isidor Kaufmann | Portrait of a Rabbi | $241,300 | Sotheby's, Dec 2025 | |
| Isidor Kaufmann | (1853-1921) Portrait of a Young Jewish Bride. | Kestenbaum & Company, Mar 2017 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | Preparing for Trial (Der Prozeßbauer) | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | Portrait of a Boy | Sotheby's, May 2017 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | Am Sabbat | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | portrait of a yeshiva boy wearing a streimel, in front of a | Sotheby's, Mar 2004 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | Portrait of a man with Streimel | Sotheby's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Isidor Kaufmann | Portrait of a Rabbi with prayer shawl | Sotheby's, Apr 2010 |
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.