Maurycy GOTTLIEB (1856–1879), Recha, 1877 A scene from “Nathan the Wise,” a play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

oil on canvas mounted on cardboard; 29 x 20 cm;
signed lower right: M. G.
Provenance:
– Sotheby’s auction house, Jerusalem, May 1985
– Collection of Jacob and Asea Furman, Santiago, Chile
– MatsArt Auctioneers & Appraisers, November 2008
– Louiza Auktion, Brussels, June and December 2012
– MatsArt Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem, January 2014
– Private collection, Poland

Exhibited:
– The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, May–July 1991
– National Museum in Warsaw, August–October 1991

Described and reproduced in:
– Karol Bernhaut, “Maurycy Gottlieb. 1856–1879. 39 Reproductions of the
artist’s paintings,” Tel Aviv 1961, plate 60
– Nehama Guralnik, “In the Flower of Youth. Maurycy Gottlieb 1856–1879,” [exhibition catalog; May–July 1991], Tel Aviv Museum of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, Tel Aviv 1991, p. 155, cat. no. 29
– Jerzy Malinowski, “Maurycy Gottlieb 1856–1878,” exhibition catalog, National Museum in Warsaw, Aug.–Oct. 1991, p. n.p., cat. no. 22
– Jacobo Furman, “Treasures of Jewish Art: From the Jacobo and Asea Furman Collection of Judaica,” New York 1998, p. 263
– Jerzy Malinowski, “Maurycy Gottlieb – Welcome…,” D.A. Agra-Art, Warsaw 1999, p. nlb., ill. nlb. 9

Provenance:
– Sotheby’s auction house, Jerusalem, May 1985; – the collection of Jacob and Asea Furman, Santiago, Chile; – MatsArt Auctioneers & Appraisers, November 2008; – Louiza Auktion, Brussels, June and December 2012; – MatsArt Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem, January 2014; – private collection, Poland

Exhibited:
– The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, May–July 1991
– National Museum in Warsaw, August–October 1991
– “From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting,” July 8–September 2, 2025, Manes Gallery, Prague
Reproduced in:
M. Ottavi, A. Mrowiec, “From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting,” [exhibition catalog], Prague 2025, cat. no. 29, p. 69.

Provenance:
– Sotheby’s auction house, Jerusalem, May 1985
– Collection of Jacob and Asea Furman, Santiago, Chile
– Mats Art Auctioneers & Appraisers, November 2008
– Louiza Auktion, Brussels, June and December 2012
– MatsArt Auctioneers & Appraisers, Jerusalem, January 2014
– Private collection, Poland

Exhibited:
– National Museum in Warsaw, August–October 1991
– The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, May–July 1991
– From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting, Gallery Manes, Prague, July 8–September 2, 2025.
Described and reproduced in:
– Karol Bernhaut, “Maurycy Gottlieb. 1856–1879. 39 Reproductions of the Artist’s Paintings,” Tel Aviv 1961, plate 60
– Nehama Guralnik, “In the Flower of Youth. Maurycy Gottlieb 1856–1879,” [exhibition catalog; May–July 1991],
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, National Museum in Warsaw, Tel Aviv 1991, p. 155, cat. no. 29
– Jerzy Malinowski, “Maurycy Gottlieb 1856–1878,” exhibition catalog, National Museum in Warsaw, Aug.–Oct. 1991, p. nlb., cat. no. 22
– Jacobo Furman, “Treasures of Jewish Art: From the Jacobo and Asea Furman Collection of Judaica,” New York 1998, p. 263
– Jerzy Malinowski, “Maurycy Gottlieb – Welcome…,” D.A. Agra-Art, Warsaw 1999, p. nlb., ill. nlb. 9
– M. Ottavi, A. Mrowiec, *From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting* [exhibition catalog], Prague 2025, cat. no. 39, p. 69