Auction 41 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
David Ben-Gurion – Caricature by Joseph Ross - Signed by Ben-Gurion
Opening: $600
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Caricature in color of David Ben-Gurion, by the illustrator Joseph Ross. Ink and color on tracing paper. Signed by Ross (Hebrew and English) and by Ben-Gurion.
Joseph Ross (1911-1991) made Aliya to Eretz Israel from Belgium in 1935. Even though he never studied art or drawing, he was one of the first illustrators in the Yishuv and his works were published in most daily papers in Israel and abroad.
35X25 cm, good condition, glue marks at the corners, mounted on paper.
From the collection of Teddy and Tamar Kollek.
Joseph Ross (1911-1991) made Aliya to Eretz Israel from Belgium in 1935. Even though he never studied art or drawing, he was one of the first illustrators in the Yishuv and his works were published in most daily papers in Israel and abroad.
35X25 cm, good condition, glue marks at the corners, mounted on paper.
From the collection of Teddy and Tamar Kollek.
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature, Bibliography and Research
Autographs, Manuscripts and Archives, Hebrew and Yiddish Literature, Bibliography and Research