Otto Eichinger Reading the Talmud, Three Portraits

Otto Eichinger
Austrian
1922 - 2004
Reading the Talmud, Three Portraits

signed O. Eichinger (upper right)
each oil on board
Looking Left:
panel: 10 1/4 by 7 3/4 in.; 26 by 19.6 cm
framed: 15 3/4 by 13 in.; 40 by 33 cm

Looking right:
panel: 10 1/2 by 7 3/4 in.; 26 by 19.6 cm
framed: 17 1/8 by 15 in.; 43.4 by 38.1 cm

Looking straight:
panel: 10 3/8 by 7 3/4 in.; 26.5 by 19.6 cm
framed: 15 3/4 by 13 3/4 in.; 39.9 by 34.9 cm

Condition Report:
Condition is good overall. Minor paint loss at upper edge of panel with figure looking down. Under UV light, areas fluoresce that are likely the artist's palette across all three.
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Catalogue Note:
Born in Vienna, in 1922, Otto Eichinger studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and Munich, specializing in portraiture.

Provenance:
Looking right
Sale: John Moran Auctioneers & Appraisers, 13 January 2019, lot 2177