Auction 32
Lot 265:
Oil painting showing the onset of shabbat in a town: a woman lights the Shabbat candles, and in the background are represented the three stages referred to in the prayer before the kiddush: “I lit the candles and I made my bed and I changed my dress for the honor of the day of shabbat.” With set beds and the wearing of festive robes in the upper right. Signed Natan Haber. 74x50cm. Overall good condition.
Natan Haber (1902-1975) was an Israeli artist born in Poland. He was born in Zlochov to a family of religious shochtim. In 1936 he moved with his wife and children to Israel and settled in Haifa, where he established a poultry butcher shop. In the 1960s, after retiring, he began to paint depictions of his family life in Poland, traditional figures and more. His creations, which utilize a naïve style, are painted with dark colors.
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