Lot 216
Shalom Sebba (1897-1975) – Head, 1946 – Pencil on Paper
Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), head, 1946. Pencil on paper. Signed and dated.
24X32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Some creases. Tears to edges (not affecting work; tape to verso for reinforcement).
Siegfried Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), painter, stage designer, sculptor, photographer and book-illustrator. Born in Prussia, he acquired his artistic training in Königsberg and Berlin. Immigrated to Palestine in 1936. A pre-Canaanite artist, Sebba's work was characterized by rotund, heavy figures and objects, emphasized by solid, clear contours. In 1967 he moved to Germany, where he lived until his death.
Provenance: the Uzi Agassi collection.
