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  • Bust of Bernhard Wachstein

  • Unknown Artist

  • Physical Description

    Sculpture : painted plaster ; 21.25" x 12.25" x 12.0" ; 54 x 32 x 31 cm

  • Date

    cir1900?

  • Summary

    Painted very light brown, including its own base, a plaster pedestal supporting the bust.

    The model wears a handlebar moustache; he is gazing straight ahead, his stern glance emphasized by deeply hollowed-out eyes, iris and pupils. The tops of his coat suggest the late 19th century.

  • Depicted

    Wachstein, Bernhard, 1868-1935

  • Subject

    Men

  • Genre

    Heads; Portraits

  • Medium

    Sculpture

  • Accession Number

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Biographical Information

Bernhard Wachstein (1868-1935) was a historian and bibliographer who rebuilt, expanded, and modernized the library of Vienna’s Jewish congregation, Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien. He also performed important bibliographic work, particularly relating to the history of Austrian Jews.

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Citation

Unknown Artist: Bust of Bernhard Wachstein, Leo Baeck Institute Art and Objects Collection, 77.62.

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