Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
"The Hebrew Soldier in World War II 1939-1945" – Poster Designed by Rico Blass
Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
"The Hebrew Soldier in World War II 1939-1945 – What They Fought and Fell For…", small color poster. [Palestine, ca. 1945]. Designed by R. (Rico/Richard) Blass (1908-2002). Hebrew.
The poster depicts a wounded soldier, in the uniform of the British army. To his right, an illustration of a burning Jewish town representing the destruction of European Jews and to his left, an illustration of the building of the national institutions in Jerusalem representing the revival of the Jewish nation in Palestine. Printed on the lower part of the poster is the inscription "What They Fought and Fell For…".
24.5X34.5 cm. Good condition. Horizontal fold line and creases. Stains, creases and minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The poster depicts a wounded soldier, in the uniform of the British army. To his right, an illustration of a burning Jewish town representing the destruction of European Jews and to his left, an illustration of the building of the national institutions in Jerusalem representing the revival of the Jewish nation in Palestine. Printed on the lower part of the poster is the inscription "What They Fought and Fell For…".
24.5X34.5 cm. Good condition. Horizontal fold line and creases. Stains, creases and minor blemishes.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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