Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $500
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Three booklets about Solomon Yudovin's woodcuts: the booklet "Vitebsk in S. Yudovin's Woodcuts" and two copies of the booklet "Woodcuts" (one of them numbered).
1. Віцебск у гравюрах С. Юдовіна [Vitebsk in S. Yudovin's Woodcuts], by Ivan Furman (Johann Fuhrmann). Vitebsk, 1926. Ukrainian and German.
A booklet dedicated to Yudovin's woodcuts depicting the city of Vitebsk and its people; accompanied by reproductions of woodcuts.
45, [2] pp, 24 cm. Good condition. A few stains and small tears. Detached cover, with closed and open tears to edges and spine (professionally restored, with paper repairs).
2-3. С. Юдовин. Гравюры на дереве. Текст И. Иоффе и Э. Голлербаха [S. Yudovin, Woodcuts. Text: I. Ioffe and E. Gollerbakh]. Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 1928. Russian.
Two copies of a booklet dedicated to Yudovin's woodcuts. The booklet was printed in 1200 copies, 50 of which were numbered. One of the present copies is numbered 12/50.
47, [1] pp, 24 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Tears. Minor blemishes to covers.
The artist Solomon (Shlomo) Yudovin (1892-1954), born in Biešankovičy in the Vitebsk province, studied art under Yehudha Pen and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky and specialized in printmaking and book illustration. His work was greatly inspired by his participation in S. An-Ski's ethnographic expedition to the Pale of Settlement in 1912-1914. Most of his work was devoted to Jewish themes, incorporating Jewish folk art motifs. In 1918-1923, he lived in Vitebsk, which was then a major center of avant-garde art. Unlike Jewish Russian artists of that period, Yudovin did not embrace modernism and remained a figurative, realistic artist throughout his life.
1. Віцебск у гравюрах С. Юдовіна [Vitebsk in S. Yudovin's Woodcuts], by Ivan Furman (Johann Fuhrmann). Vitebsk, 1926. Ukrainian and German.
A booklet dedicated to Yudovin's woodcuts depicting the city of Vitebsk and its people; accompanied by reproductions of woodcuts.
45, [2] pp, 24 cm. Good condition. A few stains and small tears. Detached cover, with closed and open tears to edges and spine (professionally restored, with paper repairs).
2-3. С. Юдовин. Гравюры на дереве. Текст И. Иоффе и Э. Голлербаха [S. Yudovin, Woodcuts. Text: I. Ioffe and E. Gollerbakh]. Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 1928. Russian.
Two copies of a booklet dedicated to Yudovin's woodcuts. The booklet was printed in 1200 copies, 50 of which were numbered. One of the present copies is numbered 12/50.
47, [1] pp, 24 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Tears. Minor blemishes to covers.
The artist Solomon (Shlomo) Yudovin (1892-1954), born in Biešankovičy in the Vitebsk province, studied art under Yehudha Pen and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky and specialized in printmaking and book illustration. His work was greatly inspired by his participation in S. An-Ski's ethnographic expedition to the Pale of Settlement in 1912-1914. Most of his work was devoted to Jewish themes, incorporating Jewish folk art motifs. In 1918-1923, he lived in Vitebsk, which was then a major center of avant-garde art. Unlike Jewish Russian artists of that period, Yudovin did not embrace modernism and remained a figurative, realistic artist throughout his life.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $700
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
Five woodcuts by Solomon Yudovin (1892-1954); signed and dated in pencil. 1920-1925.
Four of the woodcuts depict small towns and houses; three of them are reproduced in "Vitebsk in S. Yudovin's Woodcuts" (Vitebsk, 1926). The fifth woodcut depicts a Jewish shoemaker (another version of it, reversed, is reproduced in "S. Yudovin, Woodcuts". Leningrad, 1928).
See previous item.
Size and condition vary. Woodcuts of approx. 2.5X4 cm to 11.5X15 cm. Stains. All prints matted.
Four of the woodcuts depict small towns and houses; three of them are reproduced in "Vitebsk in S. Yudovin's Woodcuts" (Vitebsk, 1926). The fifth woodcut depicts a Jewish shoemaker (another version of it, reversed, is reproduced in "S. Yudovin, Woodcuts". Leningrad, 1928).
See previous item.
Size and condition vary. Woodcuts of approx. 2.5X4 cm to 11.5X15 cm. Stains. All prints matted.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $400
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
Khvalyes, Organ fun dem yidishn byuro bam Vitebsker gub. Kommitet fun ruslender komunistishen yugent farband [Waves, Journal of the Jewish Department of the Russian Communist Youth Union of Vitebsk County]. [Vitebsk, 1921]. Illustrations by Solomon Yudovin and Mark Malkin.
Issues 3-4 of the journal "Khvalyes" (Waves), journal of the Russian Communist Youth Union. The journal, published by a group of authors from Vitebsk and aimed at young Jewish workers, manifested the futurist and expressionist trends in contemporary Yiddish literature. One of its editors was the poet Moses (Moshe) Yudovin (1896-1966), a relative of Solomon Yudovin.
This issue features poems, stories and articles by David Hofstein, Moses Yudovin, Isaac Nusinov, Mikhail Lermontov (translated by ber L.) and others, alongside illustrations by Solomon Yudovin and Mark Malkin (Malkin's family owned a printing press in Vitebsk before the Bolshevik Revolution. Together with Yudovin, he authored the book "Yiddisher Folks-Ornament" – "Jewish Folk Ornaments").
26, [2], 35-64, [4] pp (including the cover). Missing pp. 29-34. 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Several closed and open tears (tape reinforcement to one leaf). Stamps and pen notations. Worn and damaged cover, restored.
Literature: Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish Culture: 1918-1930, by David Shner. USA, 2004. pp. 143-144.
Issues 3-4 of the journal "Khvalyes" (Waves), journal of the Russian Communist Youth Union. The journal, published by a group of authors from Vitebsk and aimed at young Jewish workers, manifested the futurist and expressionist trends in contemporary Yiddish literature. One of its editors was the poet Moses (Moshe) Yudovin (1896-1966), a relative of Solomon Yudovin.
This issue features poems, stories and articles by David Hofstein, Moses Yudovin, Isaac Nusinov, Mikhail Lermontov (translated by ber L.) and others, alongside illustrations by Solomon Yudovin and Mark Malkin (Malkin's family owned a printing press in Vitebsk before the Bolshevik Revolution. Together with Yudovin, he authored the book "Yiddisher Folks-Ornament" – "Jewish Folk Ornaments").
26, [2], 35-64, [4] pp (including the cover). Missing pp. 29-34. 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Several closed and open tears (tape reinforcement to one leaf). Stamps and pen notations. Worn and damaged cover, restored.
Literature: Yiddish and the Creation of Soviet Jewish Culture: 1918-1930, by David Shner. USA, 2004. pp. 143-144.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $700
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Two original sketches and three woodcuts by Solomon Yudovin, from the "Jewish Folk Ornaments" ("Yiddisher Folks-Ornament") series. [1930s and 1940s].
1. A woodcut depicting stylized branches and two hares. Signed in pencil and dated, 1933.
A 12.5X15.5 cm leaf. Good condition. Minor stains. Mounted on thick paper.
2. A woodcut depicting a crouching fawn on the background of stylized foliage. Signed in the plate in Cyrillic initials.
3.5X6 cm. Good condition. Stains. Mounted on thick paper (together with no. 1).
3-5. A print and two sketches from the process of its making:
• A woodcut depicting a lion rampant beside a vase of flowers and a lion cub holding a trumpet. Signed in pencil and dated 1940.
7.5X13 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Mounted on thick paper.
• Initial sketch for the print. Pencil and ink on paper. Signed in pencil in Cyrillic initials.
16X26 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Small open tears to edges, not affecting sketch.
• Advanced sketch for the print. Pencil, watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in pencil "S. Yudovin" (Hebrew).
8X13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears at edges, not affecting sketch. Mounted on thick paper.
Literature: "The Jewish Art of Solomon Yudovin (1892-1954)" (Hebrew), by Ruth Apter-Gabriel. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1991. pp. 23-24.
1. A woodcut depicting stylized branches and two hares. Signed in pencil and dated, 1933.
A 12.5X15.5 cm leaf. Good condition. Minor stains. Mounted on thick paper.
2. A woodcut depicting a crouching fawn on the background of stylized foliage. Signed in the plate in Cyrillic initials.
3.5X6 cm. Good condition. Stains. Mounted on thick paper (together with no. 1).
3-5. A print and two sketches from the process of its making:
• A woodcut depicting a lion rampant beside a vase of flowers and a lion cub holding a trumpet. Signed in pencil and dated 1940.
7.5X13 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Mounted on thick paper.
• Initial sketch for the print. Pencil and ink on paper. Signed in pencil in Cyrillic initials.
16X26 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Small open tears to edges, not affecting sketch.
• Advanced sketch for the print. Pencil, watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in pencil "S. Yudovin" (Hebrew).
8X13.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small tears at edges, not affecting sketch. Mounted on thick paper.
Literature: "The Jewish Art of Solomon Yudovin (1892-1954)" (Hebrew), by Ruth Apter-Gabriel. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 1991. pp. 23-24.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $1,800
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
Eight prints and a sketch made by Solomon Yudovin.
1. A smoking boy, woodcut, 1923. Signed in the plate, signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 14X9 cm.
2-4. Workers, three woodcuts, 1933, 1935, 1942. Signed and dated in pencil. 14X10 cm on average. Two of the prints are mounted on paper.
5. Вооружение (Armament), woodcut for a book by Russian poet Boris Licharev (Борис Лихарев), 1933. Signed and dated in pencil. 20X15 cm leaf.
6. A couple in the rain, woodcut, 1933. Signed in the plate, signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 13X9 cm.
7. Children in the snow, engraving, 1939. Signed and dated in pencil. 12.5X12 cm.
8. Children in the snow. Sketch (different from the above engraving). Ink on paper. Signed. 13X12 cm.
9. A riverboat carrying an anti-aircraft gun; presumably from the "Leningrad during World War II" series, 1943. Mixed media. Signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 23.5X18 cm.
Enclosed: Three woodcuts depicting views of Vitebsk, by Yefim Minin, 1926. Signed and dated in pencil. 11.5X8 cm to 13.5X7.5 cm.
Yefim Minin (Ефим Минин, 1897-1937) was a colleague and student of Yudovin and studied with him at Yehuda Pen's art school in Vitebsk. He was accused of underground activity and executed in 1937.
Good overall condition. Some of the prints are mounted on paper. Rounded upper corners to print no. 9. Stains. Creases. Small tears to edges of leaves, not affecting the prints. A tear (not affecting the print) to one of Minin's woodcuts. Several of the prints are captioned in pencil.
1. A smoking boy, woodcut, 1923. Signed in the plate, signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 14X9 cm.
2-4. Workers, three woodcuts, 1933, 1935, 1942. Signed and dated in pencil. 14X10 cm on average. Two of the prints are mounted on paper.
5. Вооружение (Armament), woodcut for a book by Russian poet Boris Licharev (Борис Лихарев), 1933. Signed and dated in pencil. 20X15 cm leaf.
6. A couple in the rain, woodcut, 1933. Signed in the plate, signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 13X9 cm.
7. Children in the snow, engraving, 1939. Signed and dated in pencil. 12.5X12 cm.
8. Children in the snow. Sketch (different from the above engraving). Ink on paper. Signed. 13X12 cm.
9. A riverboat carrying an anti-aircraft gun; presumably from the "Leningrad during World War II" series, 1943. Mixed media. Signed and dated in pencil. Approx. 23.5X18 cm.
Enclosed: Three woodcuts depicting views of Vitebsk, by Yefim Minin, 1926. Signed and dated in pencil. 11.5X8 cm to 13.5X7.5 cm.
Yefim Minin (Ефим Минин, 1897-1937) was a colleague and student of Yudovin and studied with him at Yehuda Pen's art school in Vitebsk. He was accused of underground activity and executed in 1937.
Good overall condition. Some of the prints are mounted on paper. Rounded upper corners to print no. 9. Stains. Creases. Small tears to edges of leaves, not affecting the prints. A tear (not affecting the print) to one of Minin's woodcuts. Several of the prints are captioned in pencil.
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Lot 289 A Play and Two Collections of Yiddish Stories – Buenos Aires, 1928-1929 – Avant-Garde Covers
Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $300
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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A play and two collections of Yiddish stories, with avant-garde covers. Buenos Aires, 1928-1929.
1. Bessarabiye – Legenden, Maises, Bilder (Bessarabia – Legends, Tales, Pictures], by Jacob Botoshansky. Published by Oifgang, 1928. Cover design by Misha Schwartz (signed in the plate).
125, [3] pp, 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases, pen notations, closed and open tears. Stains, abrasions and closed and open tears (mostly at edges) to cover.
2. Bletlech [Leaves], by Pinchas Wald. Published by Yiddisher Literaten un Zhurnalisten Farayn in Argentina, 1929. Cover design by M. [Moshe] Feigenblum. Inscribed by the author on the title page.
195, [3] pp, approx. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and small tears at edges. Long tears or open tears to edges of a few leaves. Several gatherings at the end of the book are partly detached.
3. Barg Arop, Drame in 3 Acten [Downhill, a play in three acts], by Florencio Sánchez. Translation and theater adaptation: Shmuel Glazerman. Published by G. Kaplansky, 1929. The cover is signed in the plate: "S.L.".
Inscribed by the translator, Shmuel Glazerman, on the title page.
48 pp, 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming (to inner margins, not affecting the text). The title page and front cover are detached. Stains, closed and open tears to edges of cover.
1. Bessarabiye – Legenden, Maises, Bilder (Bessarabia – Legends, Tales, Pictures], by Jacob Botoshansky. Published by Oifgang, 1928. Cover design by Misha Schwartz (signed in the plate).
125, [3] pp, 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases, pen notations, closed and open tears. Stains, abrasions and closed and open tears (mostly at edges) to cover.
2. Bletlech [Leaves], by Pinchas Wald. Published by Yiddisher Literaten un Zhurnalisten Farayn in Argentina, 1929. Cover design by M. [Moshe] Feigenblum. Inscribed by the author on the title page.
195, [3] pp, approx. 21 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and small tears at edges. Long tears or open tears to edges of a few leaves. Several gatherings at the end of the book are partly detached.
3. Barg Arop, Drame in 3 Acten [Downhill, a play in three acts], by Florencio Sánchez. Translation and theater adaptation: Shmuel Glazerman. Published by G. Kaplansky, 1929. The cover is signed in the plate: "S.L.".
Inscribed by the translator, Shmuel Glazerman, on the title page.
48 pp, 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming (to inner margins, not affecting the text). The title page and front cover are detached. Stains, closed and open tears to edges of cover.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $300
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
3. Malkosh [Last Rains], Poems, by Jacob Pereman. Tel Aviv: M. Shoham Press, 1926. 127 pp, 19 cm.
4. Fun Sefer Raziel Hamalach, by Y.D. [Ya'akov David] Kamzon. Tel Aviv: Achdut Press, 1926. Cover design by Yosef Klozinsky. 29, [2] pp, 14 cm.
5. Rishon LeMai [May First]. Tel Aviv: The Central Committee of the General Federation of Hebrew Working Youth in Palestine, 1926. 18 pp, 22.5 cm.
6. Eretz Yisroel un dos Judishe Kind, by Ya'akov Fichman. Jerusalem: The Youth Department of the Jewish National Fund, 1929. 16 pp, 22 cm.
7. Keitzad Mishtatfim BeAvodot Keren Tel Chai [How to Take Part in the Works of the Tel-Chai Fund]. Paris: The General Management of the Tel-Chai Fund, Propaganda department, [1930s]. Not in NLI. [12] leaves, 12.5X12 cm.
Condition varies. In booklet no. 6, one leaf is cut and mostly missing.
Seven books and booklets designed in the modernist style, including booklets on political issues, books of poetry and literary anthologies. Palestine, 1920s and 1930s.
1. Alshem [Anonymous], bi-monthly. [editor: Ari Even-Zahav]. Tel Aviv: M. Shoham Press, 1924. First issue (presumably, no more issues were published).
The introduction to the issue states: "We must provide anonymous literature – literature without the author's name. When the name of the artist, young or well-known, does not appear alongside the work, the work will be presented to the public without any 'advocate' and the expert will judge according to the work rather than the author… this method in publishing will lead to a revolution in critique". 80 pp + [1] plate, 21.5 cm.
2. Mesibah shel Sofrei Eretz Yisrael [Anthology of Palestinian Writers]. Tel Aviv: The Book Bureau of the Union of Hebrew Writers and Literature, 1926. Cover design by Pesach Ir-Shai. 110 columns, [8] pp, 31 cm.
4. Fun Sefer Raziel Hamalach, by Y.D. [Ya'akov David] Kamzon. Tel Aviv: Achdut Press, 1926. Cover design by Yosef Klozinsky. 29, [2] pp, 14 cm.
5. Rishon LeMai [May First]. Tel Aviv: The Central Committee of the General Federation of Hebrew Working Youth in Palestine, 1926. 18 pp, 22.5 cm.
6. Eretz Yisroel un dos Judishe Kind, by Ya'akov Fichman. Jerusalem: The Youth Department of the Jewish National Fund, 1929. 16 pp, 22 cm.
7. Keitzad Mishtatfim BeAvodot Keren Tel Chai [How to Take Part in the Works of the Tel-Chai Fund]. Paris: The General Management of the Tel-Chai Fund, Propaganda department, [1930s]. Not in NLI. [12] leaves, 12.5X12 cm.
Condition varies. In booklet no. 6, one leaf is cut and mostly missing.
Seven books and booklets designed in the modernist style, including booklets on political issues, books of poetry and literary anthologies. Palestine, 1920s and 1930s.
1. Alshem [Anonymous], bi-monthly. [editor: Ari Even-Zahav]. Tel Aviv: M. Shoham Press, 1924. First issue (presumably, no more issues were published).
The introduction to the issue states: "We must provide anonymous literature – literature without the author's name. When the name of the artist, young or well-known, does not appear alongside the work, the work will be presented to the public without any 'advocate' and the expert will judge according to the work rather than the author… this method in publishing will lead to a revolution in critique". 80 pp + [1] plate, 21.5 cm.
2. Mesibah shel Sofrei Eretz Yisrael [Anthology of Palestinian Writers]. Tel Aviv: The Book Bureau of the Union of Hebrew Writers and Literature, 1926. Cover design by Pesach Ir-Shai. 110 columns, [8] pp, 31 cm.
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Auction 69 - Part II - Avant-Garde Art from the Collection of Uzi Agassi
December 3, 2019
Opening: $300
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
Three facsimile editions of avant-garde publications from the 1920s. Baden: Lars Müler, 1991-1993. German, English and Russian.
1. Buch neuer Künstler, edited by Ludwig [Lajos] Kassák and László Moholy-Nagy. 1991 (originally, Vienna: the MA journal, 1922).
A booklet with prints depicting works of art and architecture, by various artists. With a folded sheet – English translation of the manifest that was enclosed with the original publication.
[6] pp of text + [44] printed plates (printed on both sides) and [1] manifest, 31 cm.
2. ВЕЩЬ / Objet / Gegenstand, a trilingual journal edited by El Lissitzky and Ilya Ehrenburg. 1993 (originally, Berlin: Skythen, 1922).
A Journal for contemporary art (see item 244).
Issues 1-2 (in one booklet) and issue 3 (no other issues published). In a case with an accompanying booklet: "Vešč' / Objet / Gegenstand".
32; 24 pp, 31 cm. Accompanying booklet: 159, [1] pp, 31 cm.
3. ABC, Beiträge zum Bauen, a journal of architecture edited by El Lissitzky, Mart Stam, Hans Schmidt and others. 1993.
Ten issues (numbered in two series: 1-6 and 1-4; no other issues published). In a case, with an accompanying booklet: "ABC, Beiträge zum Bauen, 1924-1928, Reprint Kommentar".
Size varies, approx. 35 cm. Accompanying booklet: 55, [1] pp, approx. 34.5 cm.
The books, with cases, are in the original nylon cover (never opened).
1. Buch neuer Künstler, edited by Ludwig [Lajos] Kassák and László Moholy-Nagy. 1991 (originally, Vienna: the MA journal, 1922).
A booklet with prints depicting works of art and architecture, by various artists. With a folded sheet – English translation of the manifest that was enclosed with the original publication.
[6] pp of text + [44] printed plates (printed on both sides) and [1] manifest, 31 cm.
2. ВЕЩЬ / Objet / Gegenstand, a trilingual journal edited by El Lissitzky and Ilya Ehrenburg. 1993 (originally, Berlin: Skythen, 1922).
A Journal for contemporary art (see item 244).
Issues 1-2 (in one booklet) and issue 3 (no other issues published). In a case with an accompanying booklet: "Vešč' / Objet / Gegenstand".
32; 24 pp, 31 cm. Accompanying booklet: 159, [1] pp, 31 cm.
3. ABC, Beiträge zum Bauen, a journal of architecture edited by El Lissitzky, Mart Stam, Hans Schmidt and others. 1993.
Ten issues (numbered in two series: 1-6 and 1-4; no other issues published). In a case, with an accompanying booklet: "ABC, Beiträge zum Bauen, 1924-1928, Reprint Kommentar".
Size varies, approx. 35 cm. Accompanying booklet: 55, [1] pp, approx. 34.5 cm.
The books, with cases, are in the original nylon cover (never opened).
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