Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
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Three books with prints by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968). Berlin: Fritz Gurlitt, 1920. German.
1. Gleichnisse [Parables], by I.L. Peretz, translated to German by Alexander Eliasberg.
Eight short stories by I.L. Peretz ("The Hanukkah Menorah", "The Days of the Messiah" and more), accompanied by eight lithographs by Steinhardt. All the lithographs are signed in pencil.
88, [1] pp. + [8] lithographic plates, 29.5 cm.
2. Musikalische Novellen [Musical Novels], by I.L. Peretz, translated to German by Alexander Eliasberg.
Five stories by I.L. Peretz, accompanied by five lithographs by Steinhardt. All the lithographs are signed in pencil.
64 pp. + [5] lithographic plates, 29.5 cm.
3. Rot und Glühend ist das Auge des Juden [Red and Glowing is the Eye of the Jew], by Arno Nadel.
Poems by Arno Nadel, accompanied by seven (of eight) reproductions (heliogravures) of etchings by Steinhardt and one original etching. The original etching and the title page are signed by Steinhardt, in pencil.
[25] ff. Missing one heliogravure. 29.5 cm.
Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Gleichnisse [Parables], by I.L. Peretz, translated to German by Alexander Eliasberg.
Eight short stories by I.L. Peretz ("The Hanukkah Menorah", "The Days of the Messiah" and more), accompanied by eight lithographs by Steinhardt. All the lithographs are signed in pencil.
88, [1] pp. + [8] lithographic plates, 29.5 cm.
2. Musikalische Novellen [Musical Novels], by I.L. Peretz, translated to German by Alexander Eliasberg.
Five stories by I.L. Peretz, accompanied by five lithographs by Steinhardt. All the lithographs are signed in pencil.
64 pp. + [5] lithographic plates, 29.5 cm.
3. Rot und Glühend ist das Auge des Juden [Red and Glowing is the Eye of the Jew], by Arno Nadel.
Poems by Arno Nadel, accompanied by seven (of eight) reproductions (heliogravures) of etchings by Steinhardt and one original etching. The original etching and the title page are signed by Steinhardt, in pencil.
[25] ff. Missing one heliogravure. 29.5 cm.
Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $400
Sold for: $550
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Jakob Steinhardt, Neun Holzschnitte zu ausgewählten Versen aus dem Buche Jeschu ben Elieser ben Sirah [Nine Woodcuts for Selected Verses from the Book of Ben Sirah], Berlin: Soncino-gesellschaft der Freunde des jüdischen Buches [the Soncino Society of Friends of the Jewish Book], Aldus Press, 1929. German.
One of 800 copies, signed by Steinhardt on the colophon. All woodcuts signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Introduction by Arnold Zweig.
Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968) was born in Zerkow, Prussia. In 1906, with the financial support of his townspeople, he started studying painting in Berlin under Lovis Corinth and etching with Hermann Struck. After a long stay in France and Italy, Steinhardt returned to Germany, where he co-founded with the artists Ludwig Meidner and Richard Janthur the expressionist group "Die Pathetiker". With the outbreak of World War I, Steinhardt enlisted in the German army and was positioned in Lithuania, where he became familiar with the traditional lifestyle of local Jews. His portrait sketches of Lithuanian Jews were exhibited by the Berlin Sezession group in 1917, and thanks to them, Steinhardt was accepted as a member of the group. After the war, he started making woodcuts inspired by the images of the war and his awakened Jewish identity. In 1933, he was arrested by the Germans for allegedly disturbing the Führer's speeches, but was released due to his being a well-known artist. Several days later, he immigrated Palestine with his wife and daughter and after several months in Tel Aviv, settled in Jerusalem and opened an art school. In 1949, Steinhardt closed his school and was appointed the director of the graphics department of New Bezalel. Between 1953 and 1957, he headed the school (a position he was promised much earlier but was given first to Joseph Budko). In 1955, he was awarded an international prize in graphic art at the Sau Paulo Biennale in Brazil. Steinhardt, a prominent artist of German Expressionism, was famous mainly for his woodcuts; however, he never abandoned the easel. His work manifests humane protest alongside nostalgia for biblical times and for the Shtetl. He established a generation of students who continued his expressionist style.
24 pp (on double leaves), 27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to leaves and binding.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
One of 800 copies, signed by Steinhardt on the colophon. All woodcuts signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Introduction by Arnold Zweig.
Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968) was born in Zerkow, Prussia. In 1906, with the financial support of his townspeople, he started studying painting in Berlin under Lovis Corinth and etching with Hermann Struck. After a long stay in France and Italy, Steinhardt returned to Germany, where he co-founded with the artists Ludwig Meidner and Richard Janthur the expressionist group "Die Pathetiker". With the outbreak of World War I, Steinhardt enlisted in the German army and was positioned in Lithuania, where he became familiar with the traditional lifestyle of local Jews. His portrait sketches of Lithuanian Jews were exhibited by the Berlin Sezession group in 1917, and thanks to them, Steinhardt was accepted as a member of the group. After the war, he started making woodcuts inspired by the images of the war and his awakened Jewish identity. In 1933, he was arrested by the Germans for allegedly disturbing the Führer's speeches, but was released due to his being a well-known artist. Several days later, he immigrated Palestine with his wife and daughter and after several months in Tel Aviv, settled in Jerusalem and opened an art school. In 1949, Steinhardt closed his school and was appointed the director of the graphics department of New Bezalel. Between 1953 and 1957, he headed the school (a position he was promised much earlier but was given first to Joseph Budko). In 1955, he was awarded an international prize in graphic art at the Sau Paulo Biennale in Brazil. Steinhardt, a prominent artist of German Expressionism, was famous mainly for his woodcuts; however, he never abandoned the easel. His work manifests humane protest alongside nostalgia for biblical times and for the Shtetl. He established a generation of students who continued his expressionist style.
24 pp (on double leaves), 27.5 cm. Good condition. Stains to leaves and binding.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
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Moses, [1950s?]. A woodblock by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968).
A print of this size is not listed in the Kolb and Behrens catalogs (the catalogs list a smaller, identical print).
56.5X63 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and small fractures. Slightly stained with ink. Old, damaged frame.
A print of this size is not listed in the Kolb and Behrens catalogs (the catalogs list a smaller, identical print).
56.5X63 cm. Good condition. Blemishes and small fractures. Slightly stained with ink. Old, damaged frame.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Sold for: $813
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38 prints (engravings and woodcuts) by Joseph Budko. [The first decades of the 20th century].
In the collection: • Engravings and woodcuts by Budko for a Passover Haggadah (the engravings were made during the years 1915-1917 and were printed in the Passover Haggadah in 1921), for the book "Yamim MikEdem" (Berlin, 1920), the book "The Rabbi of Bacharach" by Heinrich Heine (Berlin, 1921), the book of Genesis (Berlin, ca. 1925) and for the bibliophilic edition of the Collected Writings of Chaim Nachman Bialik and a Selection of His Translations (Berlin, 1923). • An engraving depicting the interior of the Beit Midrash of Plonsk, "Dedicated to my dear father" (Hebrew) (ca. 1918). • Additional prints.
All of the prints, except for one, are signed in pencil.
38 prints (several duplicates. Two of the prints are printed side-by-side on one leaf). Approx. 3X3 cm. to 15X17 17.5 cm. Good overall condition.
Enclosed are two additional prints, unsigned.
In the collection: • Engravings and woodcuts by Budko for a Passover Haggadah (the engravings were made during the years 1915-1917 and were printed in the Passover Haggadah in 1921), for the book "Yamim MikEdem" (Berlin, 1920), the book "The Rabbi of Bacharach" by Heinrich Heine (Berlin, 1921), the book of Genesis (Berlin, ca. 1925) and for the bibliophilic edition of the Collected Writings of Chaim Nachman Bialik and a Selection of His Translations (Berlin, 1923). • An engraving depicting the interior of the Beit Midrash of Plonsk, "Dedicated to my dear father" (Hebrew) (ca. 1918). • Additional prints.
All of the prints, except for one, are signed in pencil.
38 prints (several duplicates. Two of the prints are printed side-by-side on one leaf). Approx. 3X3 cm. to 15X17 17.5 cm. Good overall condition.
Enclosed are two additional prints, unsigned.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
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"Heilige Lade" der Synagoge zu Plonsk, Russ-Polen. 1816-19 ["Torah Ark" of the Plonsk Synagogue, Russian-Poland, 1816-19], drawing by Joseph Budko. Płońsk, (July-August 1913).
Pencil on paper. Signed and dated in Hebrew and German; captioned in German.
Large, impressive drawing of the Torah Ark of the synagogue in Płońsk, birthplace of artist Joseph Budko.
The Great Synagogue of Płońsk was built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The Torah Ark which occupied the entire width of the eastern wall and reached the ceiling of the synagogue was carved by the artist Shmuel Goldbaum, who worked on it for several years. Shmuel Goldbaum, also known as "Der Kempner Schnitzler" ("The Woodcarver of Kempno"), was renowned for the impressive wood carvings for Torah Arks he made during the early 19th century in Poland.
About this illustration, Yisrael Yitzchak Kalisch wrote: "When I was visiting Budko's workshop in Berlin - he told me about his desire to sketch Ezekiel's 'Works of the Chariot' at the Płońsk synagogue … I dared to tell him: Budko, Budko! Why do you need Ezekiel's Works of Chariot on the walls of the Płońsk synagogue? Don't you have a more realistic subject from the daily life of Płońsk? […] Budko added later: wait my friend, I will yet come to Płońsk to give you the 'Mizrach' (eastern wall) of the synagogue, where I was raised. And indeed, after just several months, R. Joseph Budko came to Płońsk. It was on a market day, one of those Płońsk summer days which remain burned in one's memory [..] and there inside, in the synagogue, stands Budko with his apron, paintbrush in hand, focused on his sacred work on the Bimah, facing the Torah Ark, in submission, like a student listening to his rabbi, absorbing every word into his soul, every word explained to him by the Shamash Chaim Grayk about the ornaments of the Torah Ark […] and like the High Priest working on Yom Kippur in the Temple – devoted entirely to God – so is Budko standing with his paintbrush, fulfilling a sacred role: to commemorate the 'Mizrach' of the Płońsk synagogue for future generations" (The Book of Płońsk [Hebrew], pp. 159-160).
David Ben-Gurion, a native of Płońsk and of the same age as Budko, recalled: "The Płońsk synagogue was renowned for its wonderful and beautifully decorated Torah Ark, considered one of the most exquisite in Poland. The Płońsk artist Joseph Budko sketched the Ark, and a copy of the sketch is preserved in my shed at Sde Boker" (The Book of Płońsk, p. 31).
Leaf: 38X48 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears (some of them open), restored. Stains, including dampstains, and minor wear. Leaf mounted entirely on thin acid-free paper and matted.
Pencil on paper. Signed and dated in Hebrew and German; captioned in German.
Large, impressive drawing of the Torah Ark of the synagogue in Płońsk, birthplace of artist Joseph Budko.
The Great Synagogue of Płońsk was built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The Torah Ark which occupied the entire width of the eastern wall and reached the ceiling of the synagogue was carved by the artist Shmuel Goldbaum, who worked on it for several years. Shmuel Goldbaum, also known as "Der Kempner Schnitzler" ("The Woodcarver of Kempno"), was renowned for the impressive wood carvings for Torah Arks he made during the early 19th century in Poland.
About this illustration, Yisrael Yitzchak Kalisch wrote: "When I was visiting Budko's workshop in Berlin - he told me about his desire to sketch Ezekiel's 'Works of the Chariot' at the Płońsk synagogue … I dared to tell him: Budko, Budko! Why do you need Ezekiel's Works of Chariot on the walls of the Płońsk synagogue? Don't you have a more realistic subject from the daily life of Płońsk? […] Budko added later: wait my friend, I will yet come to Płońsk to give you the 'Mizrach' (eastern wall) of the synagogue, where I was raised. And indeed, after just several months, R. Joseph Budko came to Płońsk. It was on a market day, one of those Płońsk summer days which remain burned in one's memory [..] and there inside, in the synagogue, stands Budko with his apron, paintbrush in hand, focused on his sacred work on the Bimah, facing the Torah Ark, in submission, like a student listening to his rabbi, absorbing every word into his soul, every word explained to him by the Shamash Chaim Grayk about the ornaments of the Torah Ark […] and like the High Priest working on Yom Kippur in the Temple – devoted entirely to God – so is Budko standing with his paintbrush, fulfilling a sacred role: to commemorate the 'Mizrach' of the Płońsk synagogue for future generations" (The Book of Płońsk [Hebrew], pp. 159-160).
David Ben-Gurion, a native of Płońsk and of the same age as Budko, recalled: "The Płońsk synagogue was renowned for its wonderful and beautifully decorated Torah Ark, considered one of the most exquisite in Poland. The Płońsk artist Joseph Budko sketched the Ark, and a copy of the sketch is preserved in my shed at Sde Boker" (The Book of Płońsk, p. 31).
Leaf: 38X48 cm. Fair-good condition. Tears (some of them open), restored. Stains, including dampstains, and minor wear. Leaf mounted entirely on thin acid-free paper and matted.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $300
Sold for: $550
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Hochzeitsreise 1920, siebzehn Original-Lithographien von Hermann Struck [Honeymoon 1920, seventeen original lithographs by Hermann Struck]. [Berlin?: Paul Cassirer?, 1920]. Signed and numbered portfolio.
Portfolio with 17 original lithographs, by Hermann Struck (1876-1944) – views and landscapes in Germany and Italy. All of the lithographs are signed by Struck in pencil. The portfolio includes a title page, stating "Die steine sind abgeschliffen" - "the [lithographic] stones plates were smoothed" [after the printing of the lithographs]. The title page is also signed by Struck. Copy no. 3 from an edition of thirty portfolios.
The lithographs are printed on different papers, each matted, and placed in an original portfolio.
[1] title page + [17] lithographs. Size of lithographs varies, portfolio: 44 cm. Good condition. Stains. Notations on verso of some prints. Stains, creases and minor blemishes to margins of title page and mats. Portfolio is stained and slightly worn, with small tears along edges and spine. One wing missing.
Rare. Only 3 copies in OCLC.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Portfolio with 17 original lithographs, by Hermann Struck (1876-1944) – views and landscapes in Germany and Italy. All of the lithographs are signed by Struck in pencil. The portfolio includes a title page, stating "Die steine sind abgeschliffen" - "the [lithographic] stones plates were smoothed" [after the printing of the lithographs]. The title page is also signed by Struck. Copy no. 3 from an edition of thirty portfolios.
The lithographs are printed on different papers, each matted, and placed in an original portfolio.
[1] title page + [17] lithographs. Size of lithographs varies, portfolio: 44 cm. Good condition. Stains. Notations on verso of some prints. Stains, creases and minor blemishes to margins of title page and mats. Portfolio is stained and slightly worn, with small tears along edges and spine. One wing missing.
Rare. Only 3 copies in OCLC.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $8,750
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Hermann Struck (1876-1944), Haifa, 1924.
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated.
60X85 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes and peeling to paint. Fine frame, 78X104 cm. Minor blemishes to frame.
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated.
60X85 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes and peeling to paint. Fine frame, 78X104 cm. Minor blemishes to frame.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,200
Sold for: $2,750
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Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966), two figures (biblical scene), 1924.
Charcoal on paper. Signed ("L.M.") and dated. Stamped on verso with the artist's estate stamp ("Nachlass Ludwig Meidner").
An additional sketch on verso (not signed) – self-portrait.
Sheet: approx. 79X55 cm. Matted. Good condition. Several small tears and holes to margins. Tape on verso. Stains to verso. Stains to mat.
Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966), Jewish painter and author, a prominent figure in the German Expressionist movement. Meidner studied art at the Breslau Academy and later in Paris. In 1907 he settled in Berlin. Around 1911, when he became more familiar with the circles of Avant-garde artists and poets in Berlin, Meidner started to paint expressionist portraits (including numerous self-portraits) and urban landscapes. The landscapes, mostly depicting the destruction of a city, represent the atmosphere in Germany prior to World War I and are a result of Meidner's interest in Biblical prophets and the end of days prophecies. These landscapes, named "Apocalyptic Landscapes" granted Meidner his reputation.
In 1912, Meidner founded, together with Jacob Steinhardt, the art group Die Pathetiker. In 1913-1914 he lived in Dresden, where he created a series of lithographs entitled "The War". In 1916 Meidner was drafted into the German army and served as an interpreter in a prisoners of war camp. During his military service he began to write. In ca.1923, Meidner moved away from the expressionist style and started working in a more naturalistic style, at the same time growing more religious. In the following years his art was mainly characterized by biblical and Jewish motifs. In the 1933 Nazi Book Burning, all of Meidner writings were burnt. His name was later added to the list of "degenerate artists" and his works were exhibited in the Nazi exhibition "Degenerate Art". In 1935-1939 Meidner taught in a Jewish school in Cologne and later fled to London with his family.
During his time in London, Meidner's work went mostly unrecognized. In 1953 he returned to Germany, and in 1963 had his first significant exhibition since 1918 in Berlin. Meidner died in 1966 at the age of 82.
Charcoal on paper. Signed ("L.M.") and dated. Stamped on verso with the artist's estate stamp ("Nachlass Ludwig Meidner").
An additional sketch on verso (not signed) – self-portrait.
Sheet: approx. 79X55 cm. Matted. Good condition. Several small tears and holes to margins. Tape on verso. Stains to verso. Stains to mat.
Ludwig Meidner (1884-1966), Jewish painter and author, a prominent figure in the German Expressionist movement. Meidner studied art at the Breslau Academy and later in Paris. In 1907 he settled in Berlin. Around 1911, when he became more familiar with the circles of Avant-garde artists and poets in Berlin, Meidner started to paint expressionist portraits (including numerous self-portraits) and urban landscapes. The landscapes, mostly depicting the destruction of a city, represent the atmosphere in Germany prior to World War I and are a result of Meidner's interest in Biblical prophets and the end of days prophecies. These landscapes, named "Apocalyptic Landscapes" granted Meidner his reputation.
In 1912, Meidner founded, together with Jacob Steinhardt, the art group Die Pathetiker. In 1913-1914 he lived in Dresden, where he created a series of lithographs entitled "The War". In 1916 Meidner was drafted into the German army and served as an interpreter in a prisoners of war camp. During his military service he began to write. In ca.1923, Meidner moved away from the expressionist style and started working in a more naturalistic style, at the same time growing more religious. In the following years his art was mainly characterized by biblical and Jewish motifs. In the 1933 Nazi Book Burning, all of Meidner writings were burnt. His name was later added to the list of "degenerate artists" and his works were exhibited in the Nazi exhibition "Degenerate Art". In 1935-1939 Meidner taught in a Jewish school in Cologne and later fled to London with his family.
During his time in London, Meidner's work went mostly unrecognized. In 1953 he returned to Germany, and in 1963 had his first significant exhibition since 1918 in Berlin. Meidner died in 1966 at the age of 82.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,500
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Pinchus Kremegne (1890-1981), Still Life.
Oil on canvas. Signed.
34X24 cm. Good condition.
Pinchus Kremegne (1890-1981), a sculptor, painter and lithographer, one of the School of Paris artists, was born in Belarus to a Jewish family. Kremegne Studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius, alongside his friends Chaïm Soutine and Michel Kikoïne. In 1912, approx. a year before Chaim Soutine, he moved to Paris, living at the La Ruche artists' residence in Montparnasse. Influenced by Cubism, Fauvism and Expressionism, he ceased sculpting and took to painting instead. He befriended the artists Chagall, Léger and Modigliani (who even painted his portrait). His works were exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon des Tuileries and in other important exhibitions. In his last years, he lived in Céret in southern France, painting its views.
Oil on canvas. Signed.
34X24 cm. Good condition.
Pinchus Kremegne (1890-1981), a sculptor, painter and lithographer, one of the School of Paris artists, was born in Belarus to a Jewish family. Kremegne Studied sculpting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vilnius, alongside his friends Chaïm Soutine and Michel Kikoïne. In 1912, approx. a year before Chaim Soutine, he moved to Paris, living at the La Ruche artists' residence in Montparnasse. Influenced by Cubism, Fauvism and Expressionism, he ceased sculpting and took to painting instead. He befriended the artists Chagall, Léger and Modigliani (who even painted his portrait). His works were exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon des Tuileries and in other important exhibitions. In his last years, he lived in Céret in southern France, painting its views.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,500
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Michel Kikoine (1892-1968), A Jewish Man in the Synagogue.
Mixed media on paper. Signed.
Approx. 54X23 cm. Matted and framed. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Minor browning to paper.
Michel Kikoine (1892-1968) was one of the most prominent artists of the Paris School (École de Paris). He was born in Belarus to a Jewish family and studied art in Minsk and later at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 1920s he moved to Paris, living for a while in the La Ruche artists' residence in Montparnasse, where Marc Chagall and Chaim Soutine, who was Kikoine's close friend, also lived. In 1919, he held his first solo exhibition in Paris and later held exhibitions at the Autumn Salon. Early in his career he was inspired by Cézanne and Pizarro and usually painted en plein air. Alongside his landscape paintings he also painted portraits and still life. During World War II, he found refuge in the area of Toulouse and later returned to Paris. In ca. 1950s he visited Israel several times, exhibiting his works. In 2004, his daughter, Claire Maratier-Kikoïne, founded the Michel Kikoïne Foundation at the Tel-Aviv university gallery, in his memory.
Mixed media on paper. Signed.
Approx. 54X23 cm. Matted and framed. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Minor browning to paper.
Michel Kikoine (1892-1968) was one of the most prominent artists of the Paris School (École de Paris). He was born in Belarus to a Jewish family and studied art in Minsk and later at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. In the early 1920s he moved to Paris, living for a while in the La Ruche artists' residence in Montparnasse, where Marc Chagall and Chaim Soutine, who was Kikoine's close friend, also lived. In 1919, he held his first solo exhibition in Paris and later held exhibitions at the Autumn Salon. Early in his career he was inspired by Cézanne and Pizarro and usually painted en plein air. Alongside his landscape paintings he also painted portraits and still life. During World War II, he found refuge in the area of Toulouse and later returned to Paris. In ca. 1950s he visited Israel several times, exhibiting his works. In 2004, his daughter, Claire Maratier-Kikoïne, founded the Michel Kikoïne Foundation at the Tel-Aviv university gallery, in his memory.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
Opening: $150
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Tadeusz Rychter (1873-1943), Portrait of a Man. Tel-Aviv, 1928.
Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated.
34.5X24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Foxing. Sketch on verso.
Tadeusz Rychter, born in Poland, studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He married the Polish artist and socialite Bronisława Janowska, but the two separated after several years and Rychter moved to Munich, where he met his partner in life and art, Anna May-Rychter. In Munich, Rychter was introduced to the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, founder of anthroposophy, and was captivated by it. The Rycters soon became ardent anthroposophists and worked on decorating the first Goetheanum, the anthroposophical movement center in Dornach, Switzerland.
Ca. 1924, the Rychters were commissioned to paint watercolors of the Holy sites in Palestine by a company that sold the paintings in Europe. They settled in Jerusalem, creating delicate watercolors depicting the views and people of Palestine and commissioned portraits. Rychter was also hired to take part in the restoration of a church in Bethlehem. The Rychters displayed their works in various exhibitions. A review of a joint exhibition of their works at the Bezalel National Art Museum ("Doar Hayom", May 6, 1927) noted: "…Rychter is unique in his ability, not only in Palestine, but in Europe as well. He is one of the few who perfected the watercolor portrait. He was able to convey the subtlety of the tone […] and mainly the emotional expression. Here, the transparency of watercolors helps the artist peer through the skin into the subject's soul. Of all the portraits on display, most noticeable was the portrait of Mrs. Rychter (the artist's wife), which is as expertly executed as works by the greatest English aquarellists…" (Hebrew).
In 1935, Tadeusz Rychter applied for membership in the Palestine Artists' Association but was turned down, most probably because of his religion. In 1939, he was invited to Poland to create frescos for a new church, and with the outbreak of World War II was unable to return to Palestine. As far as is known, Ryhcter was arrested and murdered by the Nazis.
Watercolor on paper. Signed and dated.
34.5X24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Foxing. Sketch on verso.
Tadeusz Rychter, born in Poland, studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He married the Polish artist and socialite Bronisława Janowska, but the two separated after several years and Rychter moved to Munich, where he met his partner in life and art, Anna May-Rychter. In Munich, Rychter was introduced to the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, founder of anthroposophy, and was captivated by it. The Rycters soon became ardent anthroposophists and worked on decorating the first Goetheanum, the anthroposophical movement center in Dornach, Switzerland.
Ca. 1924, the Rychters were commissioned to paint watercolors of the Holy sites in Palestine by a company that sold the paintings in Europe. They settled in Jerusalem, creating delicate watercolors depicting the views and people of Palestine and commissioned portraits. Rychter was also hired to take part in the restoration of a church in Bethlehem. The Rychters displayed their works in various exhibitions. A review of a joint exhibition of their works at the Bezalel National Art Museum ("Doar Hayom", May 6, 1927) noted: "…Rychter is unique in his ability, not only in Palestine, but in Europe as well. He is one of the few who perfected the watercolor portrait. He was able to convey the subtlety of the tone […] and mainly the emotional expression. Here, the transparency of watercolors helps the artist peer through the skin into the subject's soul. Of all the portraits on display, most noticeable was the portrait of Mrs. Rychter (the artist's wife), which is as expertly executed as works by the greatest English aquarellists…" (Hebrew).
In 1935, Tadeusz Rychter applied for membership in the Palestine Artists' Association but was turned down, most probably because of his religion. In 1939, he was invited to Poland to create frescos for a new church, and with the outbreak of World War II was unable to return to Palestine. As far as is known, Ryhcter was arrested and murdered by the Nazis.
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Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 29, 2021
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Sold for: $625
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Leopold Krakauer (1890-1954), Jerusalem Mountains.
Charcoal on color paper.
36X52 cm. Matted and framed. Good condition.
Charcoal on color paper.
36X52 cm. Matted and framed. Good condition.
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