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
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970) – "Women of Israel Give Us Your Jewels, " Sketch for "The Gold Fund for Hebrew Women" / Sketch of an Illustration to the Legend "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba" – Jerusalem, 1920s
Opening: $200
Sold for: $813
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Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970), "Women of Israel Give Us Your Jewels, " sketch for the "Gold Fund for Hebrew Women" ("Keren Hazahav"). [Jerusalem, 1902's].
Pen and wash on paper. Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Jerusalem" (Hebrew).
The "Gold Fund" was established during the World Zionist Conference in London (1920), as part of Keren Hayesod, with the purpose of collecting donations of gold jewelry and then selling the gold to fund construction works in Palestine.
On verso: an additional sketch for an illustration to Bialik's legend "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba."
Both sketches appear in the catalogue "Ze'ev Raban: a Hebrew Symbolist", pp. 94 and 124.
24X16.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes.
Literature: Batsheva Goldman Ida, Ze'ev Raban: a Hebrew Symbolist. Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yad Yitzhak Ben Zvi, 2001.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
Pen and wash on paper. Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Jerusalem" (Hebrew).
The "Gold Fund" was established during the World Zionist Conference in London (1920), as part of Keren Hayesod, with the purpose of collecting donations of gold jewelry and then selling the gold to fund construction works in Palestine.
On verso: an additional sketch for an illustration to Bialik's legend "King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba."
Both sketches appear in the catalogue "Ze'ev Raban: a Hebrew Symbolist", pp. 94 and 124.
24X16.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes.
Literature: Batsheva Goldman Ida, Ze'ev Raban: a Hebrew Symbolist. Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yad Yitzhak Ben Zvi, 2001.
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