Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Part I
July 27, 2021
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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La Vie Juive, by Léon Cahun; illustrations by Alphonse Lévy. Paris: Monnier, de Brunhoff et Cie., 1886. French. A copy inscribed by Cahun.
A work on Alsatian Jews and their customs, by the Jewish Orientalist David Léon Cahun (1841-1900); with illustrations by the French-Jewish painter Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918), and a foreword by Zadoc Kahn (1839-1905), the Chief Rabbi of Paris and later of France. Cahun, Lévy and Kahn all originated from Alsace.
Lévy's illustrations depict Jewish men and women occupied with various works, Jewish holidays and customs, various position-holders in the Jewish community and more. Alongside the in-text illustrations, the book includes six etched plates – a Jewish barber, a butcher, and a merchant, a man with a fish, distribution of coins, and the sanctification of the moon (Birkat HaLevanah).
At the beginning of the book (on one of the endpapers) appears a short inscription in French, handwritten by the author, David Léon Cahun; signed.
[2] ff., IV, 114 pp. + [6] plates, approx. 32 cm. Hard binding, on which the original illustrated paper cover is mounted. Good overall condition. Stains. Blemishes and wear to binding. Original paper cover torn and blemished (missing pieces).
A work on Alsatian Jews and their customs, by the Jewish Orientalist David Léon Cahun (1841-1900); with illustrations by the French-Jewish painter Alphonse Lévy (1843-1918), and a foreword by Zadoc Kahn (1839-1905), the Chief Rabbi of Paris and later of France. Cahun, Lévy and Kahn all originated from Alsace.
Lévy's illustrations depict Jewish men and women occupied with various works, Jewish holidays and customs, various position-holders in the Jewish community and more. Alongside the in-text illustrations, the book includes six etched plates – a Jewish barber, a butcher, and a merchant, a man with a fish, distribution of coins, and the sanctification of the moon (Birkat HaLevanah).
At the beginning of the book (on one of the endpapers) appears a short inscription in French, handwritten by the author, David Léon Cahun; signed.
[2] ff., IV, 114 pp. + [6] plates, approx. 32 cm. Hard binding, on which the original illustrated paper cover is mounted. Good overall condition. Stains. Blemishes and wear to binding. Original paper cover torn and blemished (missing pieces).
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $425
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Der Rabbi von Bacharach [The Rabbi of Bacharach], by Heinrich Heine. Illustrations by Kurt Tuch. Berlin: Morawe & Scheffelt, 1913. German. Printed in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies.
Limited edition of The Rabbi of Bacharach by German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), with illustrations by German expressionist artist Kurt Tuch (1877-1963), including ten full-page, hand-colored illustrations. Printed in 300 numbered copies; this is copy no. 186.
79, [1] pp. 21 cm. Uneven edges. Very good condition. Original leather binding (gilt title on front board).
Limited edition of The Rabbi of Bacharach by German poet Heinrich Heine (1797-1856), with illustrations by German expressionist artist Kurt Tuch (1877-1963), including ten full-page, hand-colored illustrations. Printed in 300 numbered copies; this is copy no. 186.
79, [1] pp. 21 cm. Uneven edges. Very good condition. Original leather binding (gilt title on front board).
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $188
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Strindberg: Das Leben der Tragischen Seele, by Ludwig Marcuse. Berlin: Franz Schneider, 1922. German. Printed in a limited edition of 50 copies.
Monograph on the life and work of Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912), by German-Jewish writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse (1894-1971).
A limited edition of 50 copies; each copy includes an etching – portrait of Strindberg by Jacob Steinhardt. This is copy no. 4. Etching signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Colophon signed by Marcuse.
138, [2] pp. + [1] etched plate. Uneven edges. Two unopened leaves. Good condition. Stains. Gilt, blue leather binding. Tears along spine (front board slightly loose). In slipcase. Slipcase torn and worn.
Monograph on the life and work of Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849-1912), by German-Jewish writer and philosopher Ludwig Marcuse (1894-1971).
A limited edition of 50 copies; each copy includes an etching – portrait of Strindberg by Jacob Steinhardt. This is copy no. 4. Etching signed by Steinhardt in pencil. Colophon signed by Marcuse.
138, [2] pp. + [1] etched plate. Uneven edges. Two unopened leaves. Good condition. Stains. Gilt, blue leather binding. Tears along spine (front board slightly loose). In slipcase. Slipcase torn and worn.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Рим [Rome], by Nikolai Gogol. Illustrations by Philippe Hosiasson. Berlin: Вальтер и Ракинт (Walter, Rakint & Co.), 1924. Russian. Limited edition.
Illustrated edition of the unfinished work "Rome" by Nikolai Gogol, which was written in 1824.
Copy no. 45 from an edition of 400 copies, with five illustrations (lithographs) by Philippe Hosiasson.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852), a Russian writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin, one of the greatest writers of Russian and European literature in the 19th century.
Philippe Hosiasson (1898-1978), a Jewish painter and illustrator, born in Odessa. In the 1920s he settled in Paris; fought and was wounded during World War II. His work is identified with the School of Paris and with abstract painting after World War II.
43, [3] pp. + 5 plates (lithographs), 25 cm. Good condition. Several unopened pages. Dampstains and minor blemishes to binding.
Illustrated edition of the unfinished work "Rome" by Nikolai Gogol, which was written in 1824.
Copy no. 45 from an edition of 400 copies, with five illustrations (lithographs) by Philippe Hosiasson.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809-1852), a Russian writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin, one of the greatest writers of Russian and European literature in the 19th century.
Philippe Hosiasson (1898-1978), a Jewish painter and illustrator, born in Odessa. In the 1920s he settled in Paris; fought and was wounded during World War II. His work is identified with the School of Paris and with abstract painting after World War II.
43, [3] pp. + 5 plates (lithographs), 25 cm. Good condition. Several unopened pages. Dampstains and minor blemishes to binding.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $813
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Gazette du Bon Ton, Art-Modes & Frivolites, Chief editor: Lucien Vogel. Four issues. Berlin: Paul Cassirer, 1914. French.
Gazette du Bon Ton [Magazine of Good Taste] was a prestigious fashion and design magazine, published in Europe and America from 1912 to 1925. Its founder was the French journalist and publisher Lucien Vogel (1886-1954); among its publishers was the famous art dealer Paul Cassirer (1871-1926).
Unlike other fashion magazines of its time, the Gazette du Bon Ton was marketed as an exclusive magazine for a refined audience, printed on high-quality paper, and containing many impressive illustrations (color pochoir prints) – including works by the greatest fashion and haute couture designers of the early 20th century: Jacques Doucet, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret and others. The magazine employed many Art Deco artists and illustrators, including George Barbier (1882-1932), Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949), and Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964).
This lot comprises four issues from 1914 (issues 1, 2, 4 and 6) featuring fashion articles with small in-text illustrations, and thirty-seven plates (numbered) with large illustrations. Missing four plates (two from issue 1 and two from issue 2).
Number of pages varies between issues. Loose leaves (originally unbound), in the original paper covers. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Blemishes (mostly minor). Worn and blemished covers, with open tears to edges and spines.
Enclosed is a plate from another issue and three double-page spreads.
Gazette du Bon Ton [Magazine of Good Taste] was a prestigious fashion and design magazine, published in Europe and America from 1912 to 1925. Its founder was the French journalist and publisher Lucien Vogel (1886-1954); among its publishers was the famous art dealer Paul Cassirer (1871-1926).
Unlike other fashion magazines of its time, the Gazette du Bon Ton was marketed as an exclusive magazine for a refined audience, printed on high-quality paper, and containing many impressive illustrations (color pochoir prints) – including works by the greatest fashion and haute couture designers of the early 20th century: Jacques Doucet, Jeanne Paquin, Paul Poiret and others. The magazine employed many Art Deco artists and illustrators, including George Barbier (1882-1932), Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949), and Pierre Brissaud (1885-1964).
This lot comprises four issues from 1914 (issues 1, 2, 4 and 6) featuring fashion articles with small in-text illustrations, and thirty-seven plates (numbered) with large illustrations. Missing four plates (two from issue 1 and two from issue 2).
Number of pages varies between issues. Loose leaves (originally unbound), in the original paper covers. Approx. 25 cm. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. Blemishes (mostly minor). Worn and blemished covers, with open tears to edges and spines.
Enclosed is a plate from another issue and three double-page spreads.
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Bibliophilia, Books with Prints
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $100
Sold for: $213
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Four catalogues of works by Marc Chagall, including catalogues featuring original lithographs. New York, 1971-75. English.
1. Chagall at the "Met", with text by Emily Genauer. New York: Metropolitan Opera Association Inc., 1971.
149, [1] p., [2] ff., 35 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Stains to binding. Minor blemishes and stains to dust jacket.
2. Chagall Monumental Works, special issue of the XXe siècle Review. Editor: G. di San Lazzaro. New York: Tudor Publishing Company [1973]. With a double-page folding original color lithograph by Marc Chagall at the beginning of the volume.
[1] original lithograph (folding double-page spread), [2], 133, [3] pp., 31 cm. Good condition. Stains to flyleaves and lithograph. Minor blemishes to dust jacket.
3. The Biblical Message of Marc Chagall, with introduction by Jean Chatelain. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1973. Frontispiece, original color lithograph.
199, [1] p., 32 cm. Good condition. Stains to verso of lithograph. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
4. Chagall's Posters, A Catalogue raisonné, with introduction by Jean Adhémar. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975.
146, [13] pp., 32 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
1. Chagall at the "Met", with text by Emily Genauer. New York: Metropolitan Opera Association Inc., 1971.
149, [1] p., [2] ff., 35 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Stains to binding. Minor blemishes and stains to dust jacket.
2. Chagall Monumental Works, special issue of the XXe siècle Review. Editor: G. di San Lazzaro. New York: Tudor Publishing Company [1973]. With a double-page folding original color lithograph by Marc Chagall at the beginning of the volume.
[1] original lithograph (folding double-page spread), [2], 133, [3] pp., 31 cm. Good condition. Stains to flyleaves and lithograph. Minor blemishes to dust jacket.
3. The Biblical Message of Marc Chagall, with introduction by Jean Chatelain. New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1973. Frontispiece, original color lithograph.
199, [1] p., 32 cm. Good condition. Stains to verso of lithograph. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
4. Chagall's Posters, A Catalogue raisonné, with introduction by Jean Adhémar. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1975.
146, [13] pp., 32 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Minor blemishes to edges of dust jacket.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Unknown artist, American School (?), Father and Daughter. [Presumably, USA, the second half of the 19th century].
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
60X46 cm. Fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
60X46 cm. Fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Unidentified artist, Portrait of a Girl. [Continental, ca. early 20th century].
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
79X59 cm. Poor condition. Many blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on canvas. Not signed.
79X59 cm. Poor condition. Many blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Ákos Tolnay (1861-1923), a Peasant Woman.
Oil on board. Signed.
47.5X36 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes to board and paint. Small whitewash stain. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on board. Signed.
47.5X36 cm. Fair condition. Blemishes to board and paint. Small whitewash stain. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Andor Dudits (1866-1944), Three Women.
Oil on canvas. Signed.
78.5X59 cm. fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
Oil on canvas. Signed.
78.5X59 cm. fair-poor condition. Blemishes to canvas and paint. In a wooden frame, blemished.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Sold for: $275
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Samaritan priest with a Torah Scroll (presumably, Yitzchak Ben Amram Ben Shlomo), [1915]. Engraving by Ephraim Moses Lilien (1874-1925).
Signed in the plate; signed in pencil.
Engraving: approx. 29.5X38.5 cm. matted (attached with two pieces of acid-free tape at upper corners). Good condition.
Signed in the plate; signed in pencil.
Engraving: approx. 29.5X38.5 cm. matted (attached with two pieces of acid-free tape at upper corners). Good condition.
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Art - Books, Prints, Paintings
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
Opening: $100
Sold for: $125
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Emil Orlik (1870-1932), two engravings.
1. Portrait of the violinist Bronisław Huberman.
Engraving. Signed in pencil and numbered 44/100.
29.5X24 cm. Good condition. Stains and small tears to leaf edges. Restored tear to lower part of leaf, not affecting print.
2. Portrait of the German writer and naval officer Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien
Engraving. titled in the plate.
27X19 cm. Good condition. Small stain and small tear to lower edges of the leaf, not affecting print.
1. Portrait of the violinist Bronisław Huberman.
Engraving. Signed in pencil and numbered 44/100.
29.5X24 cm. Good condition. Stains and small tears to leaf edges. Restored tear to lower part of leaf, not affecting print.
2. Portrait of the German writer and naval officer Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien
Engraving. titled in the plate.
27X19 cm. Good condition. Small stain and small tear to lower edges of the leaf, not affecting print.
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