Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
"Heritage" – An Autograph Poem by Haim Gouri, Signed
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
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"Yerusha" ("Heritage"), a poem handwritten by Haim Gouri. Signed. Hebrew.
The poem "Yerusha" by Haim Gouri (1923-2018), one of the most prominent poets of the 1948 generation, deals with the binding of Isaac, ending with the famous lines: "Isaac, as the story goes, was not / sacrificed. He lived for many years, saw / what pleasure had to offer, until his / eyesight dimmed. / But he bequeathed that hour to his / offspring. They are born with a knife in / their hearts". It was published in Gouri's fourth book "Shoshanat Ruchot" (Compass Rose; 1960), which was written under the impression of the poet's encounters with Holocaust survivors at DP camps.
This is a draft handwritten Gouri, with several minor corrections, hand-signed by him.
[1] f, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor creases. Filing holes. Some tears, not affecting text. One long tear, reinforced with tape on verso.
Provenance: The Molad Archive.
The poem "Yerusha" by Haim Gouri (1923-2018), one of the most prominent poets of the 1948 generation, deals with the binding of Isaac, ending with the famous lines: "Isaac, as the story goes, was not / sacrificed. He lived for many years, saw / what pleasure had to offer, until his / eyesight dimmed. / But he bequeathed that hour to his / offspring. They are born with a knife in / their hearts". It was published in Gouri's fourth book "Shoshanat Ruchot" (Compass Rose; 1960), which was written under the impression of the poet's encounters with Holocaust survivors at DP camps.
This is a draft handwritten Gouri, with several minor corrections, hand-signed by him.
[1] f, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and minor creases. Filing holes. Some tears, not affecting text. One long tear, reinforced with tape on verso.
Provenance: The Molad Archive.
Manuscripts, Autographs
Manuscripts, Autographs