Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture

Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more

Meir Gur Aryeh (1891-1951) – The Nargilah Smoker – Sketch for the Nitzan Group

Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
Including buyer's premium
Meir Gur Aryeh (1891-1951), The Nargilah Smoker, sketch for the "Nitzan group", by "Keter", affiliated with Bezalel.
Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed with monogram and signature.
Sketch for a medallion depicting a figure in Oriental dress, sitting on a stool and smoking a nargilah.
Another sketch by Gur-Aryeh, in a similar color scheme, also signed with monogram and signature, and also produced for the "Nitzan group", is photographed in "Schatz's Bezalel 1906-1929", p. 17.
Sketch: approx. 5X5 cm. Leaf: 13.5X9 cm. Good condition. Minor stains.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi
Bezalel Artists – Books, Judaica and Original Art – Including Sketches by Ze'ev Raban and other Items from the Estate of Shlomo Kedmi