Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Armchair Designed by Louise Schatz
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Armchair. [Israel, 1950s.]
Iron, red rope and seating cushion.
Louise Schatz (1916-1997), Canadian-born artist and designer, known for her abstract watercolor paintings. Immigrated to Israel in 1951 with her husband, Bezalel Schatz – son of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz. She was active in the field of applied arts, designing Hanukkah Lamps, baskets, chairs, tables, ceramics, and more. Most of the furniture pieces she designed were composed of an iron frame with woven rope back and woven rope seat, which she made with her own hands (few of the pieces were made by her husband).
Height: 80 cm, max. width: 75 cm. Minor blemishes. Slightly faded.
Provenance: friends of the Schatz family.
Iron, red rope and seating cushion.
Louise Schatz (1916-1997), Canadian-born artist and designer, known for her abstract watercolor paintings. Immigrated to Israel in 1951 with her husband, Bezalel Schatz – son of Bezalel's founder Boris Schatz. She was active in the field of applied arts, designing Hanukkah Lamps, baskets, chairs, tables, ceramics, and more. Most of the furniture pieces she designed were composed of an iron frame with woven rope back and woven rope seat, which she made with her own hands (few of the pieces were made by her husband).
Height: 80 cm, max. width: 75 cm. Minor blemishes. Slightly faded.
Provenance: friends of the Schatz family.
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects
Hannukah Lamps, Charity Boxes and Other Objects