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Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 4:18 pm

Hello everyone!
My dear neighbourg offered us a very old painting of a Rabbi /Cantor.
We would love to know who he is.
Do any of you very resourceful ladies have a clue of how to get about this task.

Thank you so much

P.S. I have a picture of course of the painting if anyone can help! Yes

GetReal

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 4:28 pm

Can you post the picture here so we can see if we recognize it?

Barbara

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 4:47 pm

Aizer K'negdo in progress wrote:

Proceed with caution. We eventually figured out that the old rabbi in the painting we were given is ... St. Augustine. Who knew that St. Augustine had a long beard and wore a large kippa!

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 7:09 pm

how can I post a picture?

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 7:39 pm

WOW Barbara, that must have been a shocker!!!

here is the picture of the Rabbi / cantor.

Thank you in advance for anyone who can help Very Happy

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 7:45 pm

ok so here we go again!!!

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5.....n.jpg

WOW I have no clue what I am doing!

HELP shock

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 11 2009, 7:49 pm

Hey it worked!!! Tongue Out

Thank you again!

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Thu, Mar 12 2009, 7:12 am

So I guess nobody knows this Rabbi...

Anyboday can guide me as per where to bring my quiery?

Thank you so much

devorahrivka

Tue, Mar 17 2009, 11:03 am

I have no clue about the picture (just not good at this sort of thing) but I LOVE your avatar (I think thats what they are called) it makes me smile Very Happy

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 7:55 am

Thank you for your reply!

And you are right it is an AVATAR Smile

HAve a lovely day

Metukah

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 8:02 am

Barbara wrote:

Proceed with caution. We eventually figured out that the old rabbi in the painting we were given is ... St. Augustine. Who knew that St. Augustine had a long beard and wore a large kippa!

beautiful picture, but looking at it and reading Barbara's comment would def make me proceed with caution!

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 9:40 am

Oh dear!

you guys really think he looks like a priest!
Oy Vay! shock

For me when I see him the tallis and the payos and the cantor hat I am like ok he is a Yid!

I wish somebody could identify him!

Thank you again for your response

Shalshelet

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 10:07 am

can you make out the artists name in the lower right crnr? (and the year can also be helpful, too).

I'm having a hard time seeing it clearly.

Metukah

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 10:10 am

Aizer K'negdo in progress wrote:

For me when I see him the tallis and the payos and the cantor hat I am like ok he is a Yid!

It may not nec be payos just part of the beard and the tallis - looks like it could be a scarf (it doesn't go over the shoulders- from wot I can see)

Hope u get ur ansa soon, and hopefully it is a rabbi or cantor - or just a good yid!!

Aizer K'negdo in progress

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 10:52 am

Name of the artist: GUSSIGES (it looks like that!!)
no date
in the back of the painting:
RO 372-0001

Hope it helps!!

bnm

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 12:55 pm

Aizer K'negdo in progress wrote:

Name of the artist: GUSSIGES (it looks like that!!)
no date
in the back of the painting:
RO 372-0001

Hope it helps!!

maybe you can ask one of the photagraphers that take rebbe pictures.

louche

Wed, Mar 18 2009, 8:28 pm

what makes you think this is a rabbi or cantor as opposed to stam reb yid or even reb not a yid at all but an artist's model who posed for the pic? To me this looks like (hope I don't offend anyone) typical kitschy sentimental "art" that's sold to people trying to introduce a bit of ethnic flavor into their home, even if it is "very old". How old? 60 years? 160 years? 660 years?

They paint pics like this today, too, and they use models, not real public figures. by "models" I don't mean guys who are with the Wilhelmina agency who pose as holy men between gigs prancing around in Kenneth Cole undies, I mean stam guys, often somebody they know or their landlord's nephew's brother-in-law who happens to have the "look" they want. Someone dh knows posed for this kind of picture, and not only is he neither a rabbi nor a cantor, he's left of center MO! But he does have a beard, slightly graying, and with a tallis over his head, he looked the part. It was just a head-and-torso portrait, so he didn't even have to change out of his jeans.

Not that this couldn't be a real portrait of a real rabbi or cantor, I'm just curious why you seem so sure it is.

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