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Hills of Jerusalem by Leopold Krakauer

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Hills of Jerusalem by Leopold Krakauer
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Description
Hills of Jerusalem, signed in initials and dated 53 (lower right)

Technique
Charcoal on paper

Date Created
1953

Dimensions
54 x 74 cm

Provenance
Important Private Collection, Ramat Gan, Israel

Condition
Some yellowing, otherwise good.

Biography
Leopold Krakauer, Painter and Architect. b. 1905, Vienna. Immigrated 1924 with his wife, the artist, Greta Krakauer Wolf, and settled in Jerusalem. Designed many buildings in Jerusalem and in kibbutzim. His paintings delineate thorns, with sometimes a mysterious figure. Died Jerusalem, 1954.