Konstantin Szewczenko (1915-1991) Rabbi and Jewish man reading

signed 'K. Szewczenko' (lower right) Oil on canvas 38 x 47.5 cm Provenance: private collection Born in Warsaw in 1915, the Ukrainian-Polish painter Konstantin Szewczenko depicts mostly Rabbis and other Jewish subjects. He studied at the Warsaw Academy of Arts, and exhibited in Poland and abroad.