Shabbat Blessing , 1920
23.5 x 17.6 cm (h x w)
Watercolour pen ink and brush on paper

© Yitzhak Frenkel-Frenel estate

In Shabbat Blessing and two related studies in the Ben Uri Collection, both entitled Man with Torah, all executed in Paris, Frenkel-Frenel reinterprets traditional Jewish subject matter with warmth and even humour, adopting a short-lived Cubist manner.

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