Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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19 photographs are stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Moshe Vorobeichic (Raviv). Most of them bear handwritten notes (on verso) indicating that they were intended for printing in "Davar LaGolah" or "Dvar HaPo'elet". Some of the unstamped photographs are captioned in a similar manner and they too were presumably taken by Vorobeichic.
The collection includes three photomontages.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The photomontage is composed of two photographs, one of the sea-shore and one of the sky. Stamped on verso with the photographer's stamp, with a handwritten caption: "From Dan to Beer-Sheba / Galilee".
Approx. 24.5X24.5 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and minor stains (mostly to verso). Small tears to edges; one 2 cm long tear. Additional notations on verso (pencil).
Six photographs: • A young woman picking olives. Stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Walter Zadek. • Children in Kibbutz Ramat David. Stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Avraham Malavsky ("A. Malavsky, Jerusalem"). • Two sailors on a sailboat (on the bank of the Kishon river?). Stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Moshe Schwarz ("Dr. M. Schwarz"). • A mother and a baby. Stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Moshe Schwarz. • ZIM ship "Israel". Stamped on verso with two stamps of "Photo Sadeh" (Chanan Sadeh). • Photograph of a fruit bowl. Stamped on verso with the stamp of photographer Hella Fernbach.
Approx. 24X30 cm. Condition varies. Overall good to good-fair condition. Creases. Blemishes (mostly to edges). Stains and notations on verso. Traces of mounting and tape to verso of one photograph.
The photographs are mounted on card, captioned on verso (on printed labels, in German) and placed in an original, linen-covered case. The photographs depict: the Temple Mount, the Hebrew University, Mount Scopus, Tel-Aviv, Haifa and its port, Rishon LeZion, Kfar Yechezkel, Moshav Beit-Yossef, Kefar Nahum [Capernaum] and the Jordan River.
Included are two printed leaves, one with the greeting: "I am glad to send to his honor, even if belatedly, a collection of aerial photographs of Palestine as a small gift for his kind greetings for my 60th birthday" (Hebrew and German), the other leaf listing photographs (German). Inscribed and signed on the greeting leaf by Schocken to the attorney and Zionist leader Siegfried Moses.
For additional information about the album see: "Historic Aerial Shots of Land of Israel Revealed" by Gil Weissblei (in the Israel National Library blog).
22.5X28.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Stains and scuffs to verso and printed leaves. The case is worn, with minor blemishes (mainly to corners) and stains.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Most of the photographs in the collection are aerial photographs, taken in the late 1930s to the early years of the State of Israel, documenting various settlements and cities (many of them still in their early stages of development, with just a few houses and unpaved roads). The photographed sites include: Nahalal, Ein HaHoresh, Kefar Vitkin, Kibbutz Amir, the Tiberias transit camp, the Yokneam transit camp, the seashore of Tel-Aviv, the Dizengoff Square in Tel-Aviv, and more.
The collection also includes portrait photographs (a girl picking oranges in an orchard, a Jew in traditional attire blowing the Shofar, and more), photographs of buildings and views and three photomontages.
Most of the photographs are stamped on verso with the photographer's stamps ("Orient Press Photo Co.") and some are captioned by hand. Several photographs are mounted on paper and captioned on printed notes.
Approx. 110 photographs. Size and condition vary (some of the photographs are especially large, approx. 40X30 cm.). Good overall condition.
Welder in Kibbutz Givat Brenner, photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
Signed on the image.
23X29 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stains and traces of mounting to verso. Captioned in pencil on verso: "Industrielle Arbeit".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 120 ("Givat Brenner 8").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Working Man (The Yarkon River), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
Signed on the image.
23X30 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Stains and traces of mounting to verso.
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 104 ("Yarkon").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Working Man (Yarkon), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
16X14 cm. Mounted on thick paper. Good condition. Stains to mount. Captioned on verso: "Helmar Lerski XI" (in pencil); "Copyright paid" (in pen).
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 105 ("Yarkon 8b").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Portrait of a Man (Yarkon), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
Signed on the image.
29X23.5 cm. Good condition. Silvering. Minor blemishes to edges. Stains and traces of mounting on verso. Captioned on verso in pencil: "13 Typen".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 103 ("Yarkon 10b").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Working Man, photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
22X27 cm. Good condition. Stains and traces of mounting on verso. Captioned in pencil on verso: "Landwirtsch Arbeit".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 134.
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Working Man, Kibbutz Sarid [Eliezer Pinchuk (Peleg)], photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
14X10.5 cm. Mounted on thick paper. Good condition. Minor silvering. Stains, abrasions and creases to mount. Captioned on verso: "Helmar Lerski X" (in pencil); "Copyright paid" (in pen).
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 42 ("Sarid 34").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
Woman in Kibbutz Sarid, photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
23.5X18 cm. Good condition. Stains and traces of mounting to verso. Captioned in pen on verso: "Copyright paid, Lerski".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 55 ("Sarid 2").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).