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Max Ferguson "Torah Scribe" Signed Ltd Ed 375 Print 18x28 Judaica
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This print is a limited edition fine art lithograph of the painting "Torah Scribe" (also known as "The Scribe" or similar variations) by the American realist artist Max Ferguson (born 1959 in New York City).
Artist: Max Ferguson
Title: Torah Scribe
Paper Size: 18 x 27 7/8 inches
Signed ed. 375
Year: 1993
Date Created: Contemporary
Style: Realism
Movement: Contemporary Art
Influences: Jewish culture, Religious iconography, Portraiture
Gallery Price: $360–$610
Description
A color portrait depicting a bearded man, presumably a Rabbi or scribe, seated at a table and writing on a Torah scroll. He is wearing a white shirt and a black yarmulke. A quill pen and inkwell sit on the table in front of him. The scroll is open, with its wooden handles visible on either side. In the background, there are framed pictures on the wall. This image seems to be a reproduction of a photograph or painting. It seems to portray the subject in the act of writing, adding to, or repairing a Torah scroll.
This particular piece, created around 1993 (with later variations like "Torah Scribe III" from 2003), depicts a traditional Jewish sofer (scribe) intently writing a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). The scribe is shown wearing a kittel (white robe), glasses, and a tallit katan, seated at a table with large Torah rollers (atzei chaim) holding the parchment scroll. He is focused on the precise calligraphic work, with a yad (pointer) and other tools nearby, and a small framed photo or document on the wall behind him. The image emphasizes patience, concentration, and reverence for the sacred task of transcribing Hebrew scripture.
Ferguson is renowned for his meticulously detailed, photorealistic oil paintings that capture everyday urban life in New York, often with a nostalgic or meditative quality. He began his career in animation and filmmaking before transitioning to fine art, and his work frequently explores themes of tradition, solitude, and cultural heritage.
Artist: Max Ferguson
Title: Torah Scribe
Paper Size: 18 x 27 7/8 inches
Signed ed. 375
Year: 1993
Date Created: Contemporary
Style: Realism
Movement: Contemporary Art
Influences: Jewish culture, Religious iconography, Portraiture
Gallery Price: $360–$610
Description
A color portrait depicting a bearded man, presumably a Rabbi or scribe, seated at a table and writing on a Torah scroll. He is wearing a white shirt and a black yarmulke. A quill pen and inkwell sit on the table in front of him. The scroll is open, with its wooden handles visible on either side. In the background, there are framed pictures on the wall. This image seems to be a reproduction of a photograph or painting. It seems to portray the subject in the act of writing, adding to, or repairing a Torah scroll.
This particular piece, created around 1993 (with later variations like "Torah Scribe III" from 2003), depicts a traditional Jewish sofer (scribe) intently writing a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). The scribe is shown wearing a kittel (white robe), glasses, and a tallit katan, seated at a table with large Torah rollers (atzei chaim) holding the parchment scroll. He is focused on the precise calligraphic work, with a yad (pointer) and other tools nearby, and a small framed photo or document on the wall behind him. The image emphasizes patience, concentration, and reverence for the sacred task of transcribing Hebrew scripture.
Ferguson is renowned for his meticulously detailed, photorealistic oil paintings that capture everyday urban life in New York, often with a nostalgic or meditative quality. He began his career in animation and filmmaking before transitioning to fine art, and his work frequently explores themes of tradition, solitude, and cultural heritage.
