Portrait of 'the most important Jewish painter in England' brings bidders to Schultz
An 1858 portrait by Solomon Alexander Hart (1806-81), arguably the most important Jewish painter in England in the 19th century, more than doubled its high estimate in a sale in Clarence, New York.
Guided at $5000-10,000, it hammered for $24,500 (£18,120) at Schultz (20% buyer’s premium) on May …