The Watchmaker
Like other paintings by Yehudah Pen, The Watchmaker depicts an encounter between a traditional Jew and modernity. Here, a traditionally dressed watchmaker reads the Warsaw Yiddish newspaper Haynt (Today) while taking a break from his work. The clocks around him are a not-too-subtle reference to the changes wrought by the passage of time.
Credits
The Picture Art Collection / Alamy Stock Photo.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 7.
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