Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
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Four original works by Saul Raskin. Ink on paper. Certificate of authenticity on the reverse granted by the artist's grandson. Average size 25.5X34 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Rough tear to one of the works.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $600
Sold for: $750
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MORVAY, Evžen. Grafika, 20 původních linoleorytů s úvodem Maxe Broda [Graphics – 20 Linocuts, with an introduction by Max Brod]. Mukachevo [Munkacs]: Nekudah, 1938. Slovak.
Twenty linoleum block plates portraying Jewish life in Munkacs and the vicinity, created by Morvay. Limited edition of one hundred copies only. Evžen Morvay (1902-1945) was a teacher, painter and graphic artist native of Slovakia. He studied art at the Art Academy in Jerusalem and in Prague and worked as an art teacher in secondary schools in Slovakia. In 1940, he was appointed director of a high school in Munkacs. During WW2 he was racially persecuted. Deported in 1944, he committed suicide in 1945.
22, [2] leaves, 38 cm. Very Good Minus condition. Stains and minor damages.
Twenty linoleum block plates portraying Jewish life in Munkacs and the vicinity, created by Morvay. Limited edition of one hundred copies only. Evžen Morvay (1902-1945) was a teacher, painter and graphic artist native of Slovakia. He studied art at the Art Academy in Jerusalem and in Prague and worked as an art teacher in secondary schools in Slovakia. In 1940, he was appointed director of a high school in Munkacs. During WW2 he was racially persecuted. Deported in 1944, he committed suicide in 1945.
22, [2] leaves, 38 cm. Very Good Minus condition. Stains and minor damages.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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Творчество [Tvorchestvo, creation], periodical of an Artists Association in Kharkov, edited by I. Rabinovitch. Issue no. 4. Kharkov (Ukraine): Nasha Mysl, May 1919. Russian. Fourth volume of "Tvorchestvo" periodical of the Artists and Art Researchers Association in the city of Kharkov, edited by I. Rabinovitch. Poems, short stories and critics concerning literature and art with illustrations by A. Erenburg, L.N. Rosenberg, A. Steinberg and others.
This periodical was published during the years 1918-1921. [3], 39, [2] pp, 29X28 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves, tears and stains.
This periodical was published during the years 1918-1921. [3], 39, [2] pp, 29X28 cm. Fair condition. Detached leaves, tears and stains.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $2,750
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Jüdische Graphik Nathan Altmann, [Jewish Graphics, Nathan Altmann]. Berlin: "Petropolis", 1923. German.
Ten Lithographs by Nathan Altmann, printed on golden background. Introduction by Max Osborn. Signed and numbered copy, no. 10 out of an edition of 250 copies (out of which only 50 are signed and numbered). 22, [2],[10] plates,[1]pp, 49 cm. Good condition. Staining to plates. Damage to binding and spine.
Ten Lithographs by Nathan Altmann, printed on golden background. Introduction by Max Osborn. Signed and numbered copy, no. 10 out of an edition of 250 copies (out of which only 50 are signed and numbered). 22, [2],[10] plates,[1]pp, 49 cm. Good condition. Staining to plates. Damage to binding and spine.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $200
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"Issachar Ber Ryback, zyin leben un shpan," editor: Eliyahu Cherikover. Paris: komitet tsunferaybiken det andenken fun Issachar Ber Ryback, 1937. Yiddish.
A book dedicated to the life and work of the artist Issachar Ber Ryback (1897-1935). Includes a large portrait of Ryback, 32 reproductions of his works (some in color) and essays by Arnold Zweig, Mane Katz, Marc Chagall and others. Soft cover copy.93, [1] pp, [1] leaf, [32] plates, [3] pp, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Upper edges of some sheets are not cut. Damages to edges of cover, professionally restored.
A book dedicated to the life and work of the artist Issachar Ber Ryback (1897-1935). Includes a large portrait of Ryback, 32 reproductions of his works (some in color) and essays by Arnold Zweig, Mane Katz, Marc Chagall and others. Soft cover copy.93, [1] pp, [1] leaf, [32] plates, [3] pp, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Upper edges of some sheets are not cut. Damages to edges of cover, professionally restored.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $600
Sold for: $7,500
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The Book of Lamentations, an illuminated manuscript on parchment. Written and illustrated by Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund. Jerusalem, [1940s-50s].
On the title page appears a medallion with the writing "Eikhah" and an illustration of the city of Jerusalem burning, in black and red, under it: "Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund, Jerusalem". On each of the following pages appears the text in a decorative frame. The illustrations and titles of the frame reflect visually the text on that page.
Shlomo Yedidya (Salamon Seelenfreund) was born in 1875 to Elazar Ze'ev Lajos Hacohen Seelenfreund and to Léni, nee Weizburg, in Szentes, Hungary. Two years later his father was appointed as "Dayan" by the Szeged community and the family moved there. At the age of 16 he left Szeged and moved to Budapest to start his education as an artist. Studied in the school of arts and worked in printing presses and in various graphics workshops. Later on, Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund left Hungary and stayed in Rome, Paris and Germany and studied in various arts and crafts workshops. When he returned to Hungary he established a workshop and got married (ca. 1898) to Shoshana also nee Weizburg. Through publicity in art periodicals he started to be known as an artist and a teacher of the arts. He was invited to design and actually decorate the new Neological synagogue in Szeged, inaugurated in 1903. He held solo exhibitions and took part in group exhibitions in Szeged (1910) and in Budapest. Moved to Israel in 1921 with his family, settled in Jerusalem and started a workshop which was open to visitors on Saturday. Later on the family joined the small "Moshav" in Beit Tulman in HaArazim valley (next to Motza, near Jerusalem) where the family built a house and grew some field and garden plants.
During the 1929 riots, on Saturday, August 24, the house and all of the belongings in it were burnt, including plans, creations and equipment and whatever was left – was stolen. The family was removed from the house on time and was saved. In 1940, after wandering between apartments in Tel-Aviv, Shlomo Yedidya and his son, Yehuda, settled in Givatayim…in 1947 Shlomo and his wife Shoshana moved to Yavneh house for the elderly. When the War of Independence broke out and the Egyptians bombed Tel-Aviv their room was hit, while absent, and many of the works were destroyed. In 1958 Shoshana Yedidya passed away. Three years later (1961) Shlomo Yedidya passed away. (The biography of Shlomo Yedidya is based on an essay by Timna Rubinger which was published by the museum of Hungarian Jewry Legacy in Safed. The essay includes more information about Yedidya).
[6] leaves, 14 cm. Original leather binding, somewhat worn, with an engraved metal clasp. Good condition. Leaves partly detached. A single moth hole to inner binding, to voresatz leaf and to title page.
On the title page appears a medallion with the writing "Eikhah" and an illustration of the city of Jerusalem burning, in black and red, under it: "Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund, Jerusalem". On each of the following pages appears the text in a decorative frame. The illustrations and titles of the frame reflect visually the text on that page.
Shlomo Yedidya (Salamon Seelenfreund) was born in 1875 to Elazar Ze'ev Lajos Hacohen Seelenfreund and to Léni, nee Weizburg, in Szentes, Hungary. Two years later his father was appointed as "Dayan" by the Szeged community and the family moved there. At the age of 16 he left Szeged and moved to Budapest to start his education as an artist. Studied in the school of arts and worked in printing presses and in various graphics workshops. Later on, Shlomo Yedidya Seelenfreund left Hungary and stayed in Rome, Paris and Germany and studied in various arts and crafts workshops. When he returned to Hungary he established a workshop and got married (ca. 1898) to Shoshana also nee Weizburg. Through publicity in art periodicals he started to be known as an artist and a teacher of the arts. He was invited to design and actually decorate the new Neological synagogue in Szeged, inaugurated in 1903. He held solo exhibitions and took part in group exhibitions in Szeged (1910) and in Budapest. Moved to Israel in 1921 with his family, settled in Jerusalem and started a workshop which was open to visitors on Saturday. Later on the family joined the small "Moshav" in Beit Tulman in HaArazim valley (next to Motza, near Jerusalem) where the family built a house and grew some field and garden plants.
During the 1929 riots, on Saturday, August 24, the house and all of the belongings in it were burnt, including plans, creations and equipment and whatever was left – was stolen. The family was removed from the house on time and was saved. In 1940, after wandering between apartments in Tel-Aviv, Shlomo Yedidya and his son, Yehuda, settled in Givatayim…in 1947 Shlomo and his wife Shoshana moved to Yavneh house for the elderly. When the War of Independence broke out and the Egyptians bombed Tel-Aviv their room was hit, while absent, and many of the works were destroyed. In 1958 Shoshana Yedidya passed away. Three years later (1961) Shlomo Yedidya passed away. (The biography of Shlomo Yedidya is based on an essay by Timna Rubinger which was published by the museum of Hungarian Jewry Legacy in Safed. The essay includes more information about Yedidya).
[6] leaves, 14 cm. Original leather binding, somewhat worn, with an engraved metal clasp. Good condition. Leaves partly detached. A single moth hole to inner binding, to voresatz leaf and to title page.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $2,500
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The Godseekers. Album with seven woodcuts by Reuven Rubin. Jerusalem: Binet Gallery, 1966. Splendid album with seven woodcuts (out of ten) by Reuven Rubin, signed and numbered. Introduction in Hebrew and in English by Dr. Haim Gamzo. The album was published in an edition of 85 copies. The first 20 copies are kept in a parchment pouch, handmade, with hand-embossed decorations. The copy presented is number 12.
On the title-page appears a dedication hand signed by Rubin, for the Jewish-British businessman and philanthropist Sir Isaac Wolfson, and his wife.
The album "The Godseekers" was created by Reuven Rubin in 1923 and composed of a dozen woodcuts in an expressionistic style. The illustrations present images which combine Jewish tradition with Eretz Israel views during the third Aliya period. In 1966 the work was re-published by "Binet Gallery". The album published in 1966 contains only ten of the twelve woodcuts (two have been omitted since they were not modest enough in the eyes of Gershon Binet, an observant Jew). [3] leaves, [7] woodcuts [three missing]. Woodcuts: average size 31X36 cm. Parchment pouch: 41:58 cm. Very good condition.
On the title-page appears a dedication hand signed by Rubin, for the Jewish-British businessman and philanthropist Sir Isaac Wolfson, and his wife.
The album "The Godseekers" was created by Reuven Rubin in 1923 and composed of a dozen woodcuts in an expressionistic style. The illustrations present images which combine Jewish tradition with Eretz Israel views during the third Aliya period. In 1966 the work was re-published by "Binet Gallery". The album published in 1966 contains only ten of the twelve woodcuts (two have been omitted since they were not modest enough in the eyes of Gershon Binet, an observant Jew). [3] leaves, [7] woodcuts [three missing]. Woodcuts: average size 31X36 cm. Parchment pouch: 41:58 cm. Very good condition.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
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A. Giladi (Goldwurtz) – Original lino-prints numbered and signed by the artist. 1972. Folder with 13 linocuts by Aharon Giladi. All are signed, dated and numbered in pencil. All are of an edition of 120 copies. On the title page appears a signed drawing in pencil, auto-portrait of Giladi. Includes an introduction poem by Ezra Sussman. 29X21 cm. Good condition. One print appears twice.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
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Original print by Arthur Szyk, inspired by the title page of the book "Airmails of the World". New-York, 1948.
Drawing by Leonardo de Vinci holding a page with a sketch of an airplane, and on the margins are illustrations of a dozen aircraft and planes. At the bottom of the page is a signed dedication in English, hand-written by Szyk. 25.5x20 cm. Good condition.
Drawing by Leonardo de Vinci holding a page with a sketch of an airplane, and on the margins are illustrations of a dozen aircraft and planes. At the bottom of the page is a signed dedication in English, hand-written by Szyk. 25.5x20 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $3,125
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Verve.Revue Artistique et Littéraire. Vol. VII, Nos 27 et 28. Paris: Verve, 1952. French.
Book in an album-format, of exceptionally good quality art books published by Verve. Plates with reproductions of works by various artists, some in color, and 29 original lithographs (some spread on two pages) by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse. Georges Braque, Henri Laurens, Alberto Giacometti, Andre Masson, Fernand Lege, Juan Miro, Marcel Grumer and Francisco Bores. 153 pp, 36 cm. Good condition. Foxing marks to most leaves. Lithographs in good condition, foxing marks to some. In a fine cardboard case.
Book in an album-format, of exceptionally good quality art books published by Verve. Plates with reproductions of works by various artists, some in color, and 29 original lithographs (some spread on two pages) by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse. Georges Braque, Henri Laurens, Alberto Giacometti, Andre Masson, Fernand Lege, Juan Miro, Marcel Grumer and Francisco Bores. 153 pp, 36 cm. Good condition. Foxing marks to most leaves. Lithographs in good condition, foxing marks to some. In a fine cardboard case.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
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Marc Chagall, The Jerusalem Windows, Text and Notes by Jean Leymarie . New-York: George Braziller, 1962. English.
"Marc Chagall – Jerusalem Windows". A book about the creation of 12 stained glass windows in the synagogue of "Hadassa" Hospital in Jerusalem, by Marc Chagall. The windows portray the twelve biblical tribes of Israel and are considered one of the most famous creations by Chagall. The book contains about one hundred plates in color and b/w and two original lithographs, in color, by Chagall. 211, [1], pp, 34.5 cm. Good condition.
"Marc Chagall – Jerusalem Windows". A book about the creation of 12 stained glass windows in the synagogue of "Hadassa" Hospital in Jerusalem, by Marc Chagall. The windows portray the twelve biblical tribes of Israel and are considered one of the most famous creations by Chagall. The book contains about one hundred plates in color and b/w and two original lithographs, in color, by Chagall. 211, [1], pp, 34.5 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
May 21, 2013
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Sibir – Poem by Avraham Sutzkever, illlustrations by Marc Chagall. Published by The Jewish Agency – Bialik Institute, Jerusalem, 1953. Yiddish.
Copy number 21 out of an edition of 50 copies. On the second leaf appear autographs by Avraham Sutzkever and Marc Chagall. [23] leaves, 34 cm. Very good condition. Original paper-jacket.
Copy number 21 out of an edition of 50 copies. On the second leaf appear autographs by Avraham Sutzkever and Marc Chagall. [23] leaves, 34 cm. Very good condition. Original paper-jacket.
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