Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items
Tragédies du Ghetto by Israel Zangwill - Paris, 1928 - Copy with Original Illustrations by the Artist Alice Halicka
Opening: $12,000
Unsold
Tragédies du Ghetto, Contes [Ghetto Tragedies, Stories] by Israel Zangwill. Translation into French by Charles Mauron. Paris: Emile Hazan, 1928. French. Numbered copy (out of 2500 copies), hand-illustrated in watercolor by Alice Halicka.
Anthology of short stories about Jewish life, by Israel Zangwill. Along the book appear some 55 fine illustrations in watercolor (one in ink) by Alice Halicka. Some of the illustrations are painted on the whole page (blank pages of the book) and some are painted on the text pages.
A dedication to Mrs. Robert Ellisen, handwritten (in French) by Halicka, appears at the beginning of the book.
The artist Alice Halicka (Alicja Halicka, 1894-1975) was born in Poland, where she studies with the artist Józef Pankiewicz. In 1912 she moved to Paris and continued with her studies of art. A year later she married the artist Louis Marcoussis. Her works were exhibited in Europe,
London, New-York and other cities. Except for painting sho also designed textile, stage sets (among others she designed the sets for ballet shows in New York and London) and illustrated books. During World War II she lived in France and in 1946 her book of memoires of the war was published ("Hier, Souvenirs").
[4] leaves, 265 pp, [2] leaves, 19 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects. Original cover, slightly damaged (with stains, tears and creases and with open tears to spine). Back cover is detached and front cover is partly detached. The book is housed in a fine case (new) with a gilt embossing.
Provenance:
1. Alice Halicka.
2. Mrs. Robert Ellisen (gifted by the above).
3. Christie's, London, June 19 2012, item 195.
Anthology of short stories about Jewish life, by Israel Zangwill. Along the book appear some 55 fine illustrations in watercolor (one in ink) by Alice Halicka. Some of the illustrations are painted on the whole page (blank pages of the book) and some are painted on the text pages.
A dedication to Mrs. Robert Ellisen, handwritten (in French) by Halicka, appears at the beginning of the book.
The artist Alice Halicka (Alicja Halicka, 1894-1975) was born in Poland, where she studies with the artist Józef Pankiewicz. In 1912 she moved to Paris and continued with her studies of art. A year later she married the artist Louis Marcoussis. Her works were exhibited in Europe,
London, New-York and other cities. Except for painting sho also designed textile, stage sets (among others she designed the sets for ballet shows in New York and London) and illustrated books. During World War II she lived in France and in 1946 her book of memoires of the war was published ("Hier, Souvenirs").
[4] leaves, 265 pp, [2] leaves, 19 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects. Original cover, slightly damaged (with stains, tears and creases and with open tears to spine). Back cover is detached and front cover is partly detached. The book is housed in a fine case (new) with a gilt embossing.
Provenance:
1. Alice Halicka.
2. Mrs. Robert Ellisen (gifted by the above).
3. Christie's, London, June 19 2012, item 195.