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Mané-Katz "Le Juif Roux" Oil on Canvas
$30,000
£22,944.74
€26,257.98
CA$42,698.23
A$46,229.75
CHF 24,578.23
MX$557,562.60
NOK 309,085.06
SEK 288,155.30
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About the Item
This evocative oil on canvas, titled "Le Juif Roux", is a quintessential example of Mane-Katz’s deeply emotional and expressionist portrayal of Jewish identity. Painted in 1926, the work captures a red-bearded Jewish man, his gaze contemplative and distant, suggesting an inner world shaped by faith, endurance, and memory.
The composition is a masterful harmony of vivid and muted tones — the fiery reds and oranges of the man’s beard seem almost to burn against the deep emerald green of his coat and the cool blues of the background. The contrast evokes both warmth and melancholy, a duality central to Mane-Katz’s artistic vision. His thick, textured brushstrokes imbue the work with vitality, as if the figure breathes within the paint itself.
The subject’s garments — a dark hat, a heavy green overcoat, and a white-collared shirt tinged with ochre — recall the traditional dress of Eastern European Jewry. Yet, through Mane-Katz’s expressionist lens, these clothes transcend mere attire; they become symbols of identity and endurance, reflecting a culture that persisted through exile and upheaval. The soft melancholy in the man’s eyes and the tilt of his head convey both dignity and quiet suffering, embodying the eternal figure of the Wandering Jew that so deeply resonated with the artist.
Mane-Katz, born Emmanuel Mané-Katz in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, in 1894, studied in Vilna and later in Paris, where he became closely associated with the École de Paris. Deeply influenced by his Jewish heritage and by European modernism, he developed a vibrant expressionist style that celebrated Jewish life, ritual, and folklore. After surviving the upheavals of both World Wars, Mane-Katz’s work became a visual archive of a vanished world — filled with rabbis, fiddlers, and scholars rendered with empathy and brilliance.
Today, Mane-Katz’s paintings are housed in major museums and collections worldwide, including the Mane-Katz Museum in Haifa, Israel, which was established by the artist himself. Le Juif Roux stands as a luminous testament to his mastery of color, emotion, and human depth — a portrait not only of one man but of an entire spiritual legacy.
- Creator:Mané-Katz (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 36.23 in (92 cm)Width: 25.52 in (64.8 cm)Depth: 0.99 in (2.5 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1926
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5281247515072
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