Bilder aus dem altjüdischen Familien-Leben
Pictures from traditional Jewish life, by Moritz Oppenheim. Frankfurt, 1901.
Deluxe album with 20 reproductions of paintings of Jewish family life in 19th-century Germany; paintings of the home, synagogue, and Jewish quarter. The first fifteen pages feature an introduction and explanation of each picture in German.
The pictures measure 18×22 cm., the cardboard plates 28×38 cm. Protective tissue paper on each picture.
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (1800-1882) was the first Jewish painter of the modern era. He painted the Rothschild family in Frankfurt in his youth, and then started creating his pictures of Jewish family life.
Original binding, with magnificent embossing. Light chafing on the spine. Gilt edges. Very fine condition.