Fine Art, Silverware, Judaica, Chinese and Decorative Art, Part I - Tuesday, Jan 12th

Five Works on Paper by Enrico Glicenstein 1870-1942

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Start price: $10

Estimated price: $400 - $600

Buyer's premium: 20%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Provenance
Kino Family

Details
1. A Portrait of Israel Felix Kino Watercolor on paper signed in initials (lower left) Size: 65 x 47 cm Condition: Paper slightly oxidized. Otherwise good, not examined under glass. Notes: Dedication in Hebrew (lower right) 

2. A Portrait of Hella Helboim
Color chalks on paper Size: 43 x 33 cm Condition: Good, not examined under glass.
3. A Portrait of Emilia Helboim
Ink and Watercolor on Paper signed (lower left) Size: 28 x 20 cm Condition: Good, not examined under glass.
4. A Portrait of Emilia Helboim
Color chalks on treated paper signed in initials (lower left) Size: 60 x 46 cm Condition: Good, not examined under glass.
5. A Portrait of Genia Helboim
Watercolor on paper signed in initials (lower right) Size: 36 x 46 cm Condition: Small tear on the lower left part.

Biography
A Polish-born sculptor who lived in Italy and the United States. Glicenstein was born in Turek, Poland in 1870 and named Enoch Hendryk Glicenstein. His father was a teacher who also worked as a monumental mason. He initially showed interest in being a rabbi whilst working in Lodz painting signs and carving wood. After studying in Munich at the Royal Bavarian Academy of Art he married Helena Hirszenberg in 1896. The couple lived in Rome where he adopted the name “Enrico”. His son Emanuel was born in Rome, and Glicenstein became an Italian citizen.