Saturday, November 12, 2011
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Big LEO MIELZINER 1915 Self Portrait OIL PAINTING, Cincinnati, New York - ESTATE-$560
I’ve lived with this portrait for a long time, and now it is time to pass it along to someone who will appreciate it for not only its artistic merit and historical significance but also for the inspiration and challenge it presents to anyone who knows its background and family history.
Leo Mielziner was 47-years-old when he created his self portrait and gifted it to his mother, the widow of the famous Talmudic scholar, Dr. Rabbi Moses Mielziner who had died in 1903 while President of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio.
