Benjamin Prins - Scene from the Book of Esther, Chapter VIII

April 28, 2022

Vistas: American & European Art

Lot 273

Benjamin Prins

Dutch (1860-1934)

Scene from the Book of Esther, Chapter VIII (1925)

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

53 x 65 1/4 inches

Signature

signed lower left

Additional Info

paper label remnant affixed to stretcher, inscribed in ink with title and other inscriptions

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

Price Realized: $1,000
Includes buyer's premium

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Frame Information: frame dimensions: 58 1/8 x 70 x 3 inches, large carved wood frame, some losses especially at corners
Provenance: Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 07 November 1989, lot 17 paper label remnant affixed to stretcher: '...H. M. de Koningin Moeder. Opgericht in 1939, Amsterdam. / Tentoonstelling / van Schilderijen in Olieverf en / Beeldhouwwerken / April - Mei 1925' (HM the Queen Mother, Netherlands)
Condition: overall in fair condition, craquelure and stress cracks, scattered flaking, including some larger losses to figures' robes, minor buckling in upper left corner with associated stress cracks, and extensive restoration including: horizontal line of restoration to center (64 inch), area of restoration to seated central figure, areas of in-painting, general unevenness to varnish, would benefit from a cleaning and further restoration previously restored by Theo Rasenberg Breda, January 1981 (inscribed to verso)

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Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023.