46. Icon on glass, "The Sorrowful Mother of God", possibly painter Nicolae Cațavei, Făgăraș, first half of the 19th century, from the collection of lawyer Constantin Vișinescu
Starting price
EUR 350
Sold
EUR 1.600
Session
Tue, 9 December 2025 18:00
Dimensions
width 39 cm, height 43 cm
Description
Tempera and gold leaf on glaze, whitewashed and painted frame, with cord.
PROVENANCE
Constantin Vișinescu was born in 1920 in Constanța. Between 1930-1937, he attended the courses of the "Gheorghe Lazăr" College in Bucharest, and in 1938 he was admitted to two faculties: Law, Letters and Philosophy. At the end of 1940, he was sent to the eastern front against the USSR, where he took part in the battles for the liberation of Bessarabia. In 1943, he was wounded and declared a war invalid. He ignored this situation and continued on the front. In 1944, he was captured and sent to the Wosnesensk camp on Bug, from where, together with three other comrades, he escaped and arrived in the country where he was arrested by the Soviet occupation troops, for desertion. The military prosecutor's office, however, found that there was no legal basis for his trial and he was released. As a trainee lawyer, he worked in the office of Istrate Micescu and then in the office of Ion Valjan. In 1951, being the defense lawyer in the trial of the Zionists in Bucharest, he was arrested by the Security of the regime. After a long investigation, he was sent to the labor camp at the Danube-Black Sea Canal, from where he was released in 1954. After his release, he resumed his legal activity and in 1972 he received from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany the decoration "Das Verdist Kreuz" for legal merits. In 1990, he established the Romania-Israel Friendship Cultural Association. In 1996, the Presidency of Romania awarded him the "Commemorative Cross of the Second World War" for military services to the Romanian state.
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For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
Dimensions
width 39 cm, height 43 cm
Description
Tempera and gold leaf on glaze, whitewashed and painted frame, with cord.
PROVENANCE
Constantin Vișinescu was born in 1920 in Constanța. Between 1930-1937, he attended the courses of the "Gheorghe Lazăr" College in Bucharest, and in 1938 he was admitted to two faculties: Law, Letters and Philosophy. At the end of 1940, he was sent to the eastern front against the USSR, where he took part in the battles for the liberation of Bessarabia. In 1943, he was wounded and declared a war invalid. He ignored this situation and continued on the front. In 1944, he was captured and sent to the Wosnesensk camp on Bug, from where, together with three other comrades, he escaped and arrived in the country where he was arrested by the Soviet occupation troops, for desertion. The military prosecutor's office, however, found that there was no legal basis for his trial and he was released. As a trainee lawyer, he worked in the office of Istrate Micescu and then in the office of Ion Valjan. In 1951, being the defense lawyer in the trial of the Zionists in Bucharest, he was arrested by the Security of the regime. After a long investigation, he was sent to the labor camp at the Danube-Black Sea Canal, from where he was released in 1954. After his release, he resumed his legal activity and in 1972 he received from the government of the Federal Republic of Germany the decoration "Das Verdist Kreuz" for legal merits. In 1990, he established the Romania-Israel Friendship Cultural Association. In 1996, the Presidency of Romania awarded him the "Commemorative Cross of the Second World War" for military services to the Romanian state.
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