Alphonse Levy, French, 1843 to 1918, an antique patinated bronze sculpture depicting Rabbi holding a Torah and praying. The sculpture is adorned with a Gold patina. Signed, Alph. Levy, on a base. Mounted on the round shaped base. Alphonse Jacques Levy is known for landscape, seascape, and portrait paintings, and sculpture. He was born in Marmoutier, France on January 8, 1843. Although he moved to Paris at age seventeen and begun studying art, his best-known works are the exaggerated yet affectionate portrayals of the rural Jewish community he knew as a child. He produced his first caricatures of rural Jewish life for Leon Cahuns La Vie Juive published in 1886. This was followed two years later by Sachor Masochs Contes Juives. In 1902 Levy published Scenes familiales juives, focusing solely on his caricatures. It is the most complete collection of his depictions of Alsatian Jews. Although Levy appropriated the stereotypical images of Jews, he intended such scenes to demonstrate their traditional charm. He sought to infuse stock images with levity, humanity, and humor, the associations he had with his childhood. Antique European Judaica Bronze Sculptures, Figures, Statues, Home Decor, and Collectibles.