Lot Essay
Catherine Faust-Tobiasse has confirmed the authenticity of this work and it will be included in the forthcoming Théo Tobiasse catalogue raisonné.
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La Thora est ma fiancée
Details
Théo Tobiasse (1927-2012)
La Thora est ma fiancée
signed 'theo tobiasse' (upper left), inscribed 'La Thora est ma fiancée' (upper right), dated '66' (centre right) and inscribed Simchat Torah (in Hebrew, lower left)
oil on canvas
45 1/4 x 35 in. (114 x 89 cm.)
Painted in 1966
La Thora est ma fiancée
signed 'theo tobiasse' (upper left), inscribed 'La Thora est ma fiancée' (upper right), dated '66' (centre right) and inscribed Simchat Torah (in Hebrew, lower left)
oil on canvas
45 1/4 x 35 in. (114 x 89 cm.)
Painted in 1966
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, Tel Aviv, 25 September 1994, lot 69.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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