Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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The Worm, original sketch (pencil) and two proofs by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968). The woodcut was printed in the Book of Jonah (Philadelphia, 1953).
Average size: 9X12 cm. Good condition.
Kolb 330.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Average size: 9X12 cm. Good condition.
Kolb 330.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Demon, [1956]. Woodcut by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968).
Signed in pencil.
33X22 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions in pencil and some color additions. Attached to passé par-tout at upper margins.
Kolb 413.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Signed in pencil.
33X22 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions in pencil and some color additions. Attached to passé par-tout at upper margins.
Kolb 413.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $300
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Landscape, 1958. Woodcut by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968).
Two copies. One copy on heavy paper, signed and dated in pencil; a second copy on thin paper, signed in pencil.
Woodcut: 40X31 cm. Copy on heavy paper: good condition. Some stains at margins. Copy on thin paper: Fair-good condition. Tears and open tears at margins (not affecting the woodcut). Stains.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 759.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Two copies. One copy on heavy paper, signed and dated in pencil; a second copy on thin paper, signed in pencil.
Woodcut: 40X31 cm. Copy on heavy paper: good condition. Some stains at margins. Copy on thin paper: Fair-good condition. Tears and open tears at margins (not affecting the woodcut). Stains.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 759.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $250
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Arab Women near the Village, [1960]. Hand-colored woodcut by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968).
Signed in pencil.
50X36 cm. Good condition. Creases.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 790.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Signed in pencil.
50X36 cm. Good condition. Creases.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 790.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Philo, [1962]. Hand-colored woodcut by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968).
Signed in the plate and in pencil.
34.5X24.5 cm. Good condition.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 822.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Signed in the plate and in pencil.
34.5X24.5 cm. Good condition.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens (Berlin, 1987), item no. 822.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Sold for: $525
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Four color woodcuts by Jacob Steinhardt (1887-1968), [1963].
All signed in the plate and in pencil.
1. Beit HaMidrash. 35.5X24.5 cm.
2. The Rabbi. 35.5X24.5 cm.
3. Dancing Hassidim. 35.5X24.5 cm.
4. Havdalah. 24X36 cm.
Good overall condition. Matted.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens, (Berlin, 1987), items no. 833-836.
All signed in the plate and in pencil.
1. Beit HaMidrash. 35.5X24.5 cm.
2. The Rabbi. 35.5X24.5 cm.
3. Dancing Hassidim. 35.5X24.5 cm.
4. Havdalah. 24X36 cm.
Good overall condition. Matted.
Jakob Steinhardt, Das Graphische Werk, edited by Stefan Behrens, (Berlin, 1987), items no. 833-836.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Jacob Steinhardt – collection of items:
* Ink drawing on paper, portraying a town at the foot of high mountains. Signed. On the back, a dedication hand signed by Steinhardt (from 1958). 16.5X13 cm.
* Pencil and colored pencil drawing depicting a rural landscape. Signed "David Jacob St." Drawn on a leaf with a printed logo of "Chug HaKoreh" on the back. 33X21 cm.
* "Shana Tovah" greeting card issued by "Isabest" company in Nahariya, with a woodcut by Steinhardt (signed in pencil). [1] leaf, folded in two.
* Photograph of Steinhardt by photographer Werner Braun (Stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp). Signed in pen by Steinhardt.
* "Retrospective Exhibition of Graphic Works by Jacob Steinhardt", exhibition catalogue – Tel Aviv Museum, 1947.
Total of five items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
* Ink drawing on paper, portraying a town at the foot of high mountains. Signed. On the back, a dedication hand signed by Steinhardt (from 1958). 16.5X13 cm.
* Pencil and colored pencil drawing depicting a rural landscape. Signed "David Jacob St." Drawn on a leaf with a printed logo of "Chug HaKoreh" on the back. 33X21 cm.
* "Shana Tovah" greeting card issued by "Isabest" company in Nahariya, with a woodcut by Steinhardt (signed in pencil). [1] leaf, folded in two.
* Photograph of Steinhardt by photographer Werner Braun (Stamped on the back with photographer's ink-stamp). Signed in pen by Steinhardt.
* "Retrospective Exhibition of Graphic Works by Jacob Steinhardt", exhibition catalogue – Tel Aviv Museum, 1947.
Total of five items. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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A handwritten letter, with an illustration by Jacob Steinhardt. [Germany, 1920?]. German.
A short handwritten letter, addressed to Else, and signed Ismar. The letter is decorated with an illustration of an angel shooting an arrow in the direction of a figure sitting in a sail boat.
On the back of the letter are a number of lines handwritten by Jacob Steinhardt (addition to the letter), with an illustration of his daughter, Yosefa, sitting on a chamber pot.
[1] leaf, 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Numerous stains. Slight tears at margins and at folding lines.
A short handwritten letter, addressed to Else, and signed Ismar. The letter is decorated with an illustration of an angel shooting an arrow in the direction of a figure sitting in a sail boat.
On the back of the letter are a number of lines handwritten by Jacob Steinhardt (addition to the letter), with an illustration of his daughter, Yosefa, sitting on a chamber pot.
[1] leaf, 28 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Numerous stains. Slight tears at margins and at folding lines.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Dancing Chassidim, 1945.
Graphite on paper. Signed with Steinharst's initials and dated.
44X61 cm. Pinholes to corner and upper margins. Stains and tears to margins. Adhesive tape and glue residue on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
Graphite on paper. Signed with Steinharst's initials and dated.
44X61 cm. Pinholes to corner and upper margins. Stains and tears to margins. Adhesive tape and glue residue on verso.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Chana Sapir.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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A Jew escaping a town.
Watercolor on paper. Signed.
Leaf: 17X21 cm. Good condition. Pinholes at margins. Stains.
Watercolor on paper. Signed.
Leaf: 17X21 cm. Good condition. Pinholes at margins. Stains.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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Two ink drawings – sketches for an ex-libris and portrait of Yosef (Joe) Gensch, made by the artist Aleksander Grineff (Grinev). Place unnoted, [Estonia? 1929-1930].
1. "Ex-libris Yosef Gensch", sketch for an ex-libris. Ink on paper. Signed and dated: "A. Grinef 1929.
15.5X18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
2. "Josif Genss", portrait of Yosef Gensch. Ink on cardboard. Signed and dated "A. Grinef 1930".
A portrait of Gensch inside an ornate gate, adorned with a Star of David, with Egyptian antiquities in the background.
31.5X40.5 cm. Good condition. Staples in upper corner. Stains.
The Gensch family was a well-known Jewish-Estonian family and its members were central figures in the public life and culture of the Jewish community in Tartu, Estonia. Yosef (Joe) Gensch enlisted to the Jewish Brigade during WWI (see: Pinkas HaKehilot, Latvia and Estonia. Published by Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 1988, p. 354).
Aleksander Grineff (1892-1947), an artist and graphic designer, was born in St. Petersburg and worked in Estonia and in Germany.
1. "Ex-libris Yosef Gensch", sketch for an ex-libris. Ink on paper. Signed and dated: "A. Grinef 1929.
15.5X18.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases.
2. "Josif Genss", portrait of Yosef Gensch. Ink on cardboard. Signed and dated "A. Grinef 1930".
A portrait of Gensch inside an ornate gate, adorned with a Star of David, with Egyptian antiquities in the background.
31.5X40.5 cm. Good condition. Staples in upper corner. Stains.
The Gensch family was a well-known Jewish-Estonian family and its members were central figures in the public life and culture of the Jewish community in Tartu, Estonia. Yosef (Joe) Gensch enlisted to the Jewish Brigade during WWI (see: Pinkas HaKehilot, Latvia and Estonia. Published by Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, 1988, p. 354).
Aleksander Grineff (1892-1947), an artist and graphic designer, was born in St. Petersburg and worked in Estonia and in Germany.
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Lot 442 Ludwig Schwerin – Books with Dedications and Drawings / Postcard with a Letter and a Drawing
Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
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1-5. Five books with dedications signed by Ludwig Schwerin (in German). Some of the dedications are accompanied by a drawing by Schwerin.
* S'chok HaGoral, by Y. [Yehudah Ludwig] Schwerin. Published by Sifriyat HaPo'alim, Tel-Aviv, 1951.
Autobiography by Ludwig Schwerin, illustrated by him, translated by Dov Sadan. The book opens with a drawing and a dedication, signed by Schwerin, dated 1967. An additional signature by Schwerin (in Hebrew) appears on the title page.
* Kongo, Bilder und Verse, by Rolf Italiaander. Published by Sigbert Mohn, Gutersloh, Germany, 1961. German.
The book opens with a colorful illustration by Schwerin with a dedication signed by him, dated 1962,
* Mit Canaletto in Venedig by Gerhard Ulrich. Published by Sigbert Mohn, Gutersloh, Germany, 1961. German.
The book opens with a drawing by Schwerin and a dedication signed by him, dated 1965.
* Meine Gäste, Tiberias und Ich by Lotte Eisenberg. Published by Rubin Mass, Jerusalem, 1979. German.
A long dedication signed by Schwerin, dated 1980.
6. "Shanah Tovah: greeting card by Schwerin, on a postcard, sent from Switzerland to Israel in 1974. Schwerin added a landscape drawing on the upper part of the card.
Ludwig Schwerin (1897-1983), a painter born in Germany, in 1938. Following the Kristallnacht he fled to Switzerland and later relocated to Palestine.
Total of 6 items. Size and condition vary.
* S'chok HaGoral, by Y. [Yehudah Ludwig] Schwerin. Published by Sifriyat HaPo'alim, Tel-Aviv, 1951.
Autobiography by Ludwig Schwerin, illustrated by him, translated by Dov Sadan. The book opens with a drawing and a dedication, signed by Schwerin, dated 1967. An additional signature by Schwerin (in Hebrew) appears on the title page.
* Kongo, Bilder und Verse, by Rolf Italiaander. Published by Sigbert Mohn, Gutersloh, Germany, 1961. German.
The book opens with a colorful illustration by Schwerin with a dedication signed by him, dated 1962,
* Mit Canaletto in Venedig by Gerhard Ulrich. Published by Sigbert Mohn, Gutersloh, Germany, 1961. German.
The book opens with a drawing by Schwerin and a dedication signed by him, dated 1965.
* Meine Gäste, Tiberias und Ich by Lotte Eisenberg. Published by Rubin Mass, Jerusalem, 1979. German.
A long dedication signed by Schwerin, dated 1980.
6. "Shanah Tovah: greeting card by Schwerin, on a postcard, sent from Switzerland to Israel in 1974. Schwerin added a landscape drawing on the upper part of the card.
Ludwig Schwerin (1897-1983), a painter born in Germany, in 1938. Following the Kristallnacht he fled to Switzerland and later relocated to Palestine.
Total of 6 items. Size and condition vary.
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