Portfolio with 20 color posters depicting life in the kibbutz and on the farm, designed to be hung in kindergartens and in elementary schools. Color posters with illustrations on various topics: The farmer’s home, the stable, in the cowshed, in the beehive, a fruit tree garden, the farm’s synagogue, the water tower, in the vineyard, in an orchard, the farm, in the chicken coop, the shepherd and his flock, a dovecote. [20] posters, placed in the original portfolio, 34×48 cm. Overall very fine condition.
Booklet comprised of 10 woodcuts made by Israeli artist Paul Konrad Hoenich. Before us is numbered copy 64. “The path of life in 10 pictures, which I envisioned and felt in my heart, the images of the unknown pioneer, I etch on these plates.” Each woodcut is described in pencil. Special numbered publication of 500 numbered copies, printed from the original plates. The artist emphasizes: “Special prints published by HaDor, not done as they customarily publish graphics cycles, because they conflict with the basic premise of this work. The printing was done from the original plates. This exemplar is numbered 64.” Professor Paul Konrad Hoenich (1907-1997) was an Israeli artist known for his prints. He was born in Chernowitz, and studied art at the academies of Vienna, Florence and Paris. He ascended to the Land in 1935 and later on served as a professor at the Technion and established “Art Studio – Haifa” in Haifa. He became famous for his works in which he used the sun’s rays. [10] plates, 31 cm; very fine condition. Aging stains.
Special numbered edition of 200 copies published in Jerusalem, 1927. The artist signed 75 of them; the one before us is one of the signed copies, numbered 20. Each lithograph is signed in the lower right corner in pencil “Grete Wolf Krakauer” and ג. וולף קרקאוער, along with the year of print (1927). Emek, a portfolio of color lithographs, depicts the life of pioneers in the valley [the “emek”]. Includes 6 lithographs: 1. Tents in Beth Alpha. 2. Beth Alpha from Above. 3. The Emek Jezreel. 4. Nahalal. 5. A Sycamore in Tel-Joseph. 6. Kindergarten in Nahalal. Greta Wolf Krakauer (1890-1970) was born in the Austro-Hungarian empire in 1890 (it’s unclear whether it was in Vienna or in Witkowitz, but whichever is the case, she grew up in Vienna). She studied painting at a local academy and with artists in Austria and in Germany. She presented at several exhibitions and was close to, among others, Sigmund Freud. She ascended to the Land of Israel in 1924 together with her husband, architect and painter Leopold Krakauer (1890-1954), and they settled in Jerusalem. Krakauer was active in art circles in the Land of Israel, and presented at various exhibitions, including at David’s Citadel in 1926. She passed away in Jerusalem. [6] lithographs, 33×40 cm, attached to a leaf of the same size with a description of the lithographs. Placed in the original (brown) folder. Fine-very fine condition, minimal aging stain blemishes, and tiny folds in the margins. The lithographs themselves are complete and unblemished.
Exhibition of a new picture by Professor B. Schatz, “Why Did You Slaughter My Child?!” at the Schatz Gallery in the permanent “Bezalel” exhibition. Poster inviting the public to the new exhibition by the founder of “Bezalel,” Boris Schatz, created in response to the 1929 riots, which stunned Schatz. Schatz even appeared before the Shaw commission that investigated the 1929 riots. [1] leaf, 33×69 cm. Written in Hebrew and in English in black and red lettering. Fine-very fine condition, fold mark at center, tiny tears in the margins.
Especially large color lithograph, affixed to a canvas. 110×82 cm. Very fine condition.
Measurements: 38×30 cm. Width of plate: 1.4 cm. Weight: 3.8 kg. Bust of the Prime Minister of Britian, Winston Churchill made of artificial marble. Monumental work of Shmuel Toker, from the 1940s. One of the first works the artist did with this unique technique, his own invention. It’s ingredients are still unknown today. This is a unique work, a marble casted portrait, made of a mix of cemement and oxide colors created by the acids of the various metals (which serve as the chemical base of the colored cement and paints), together with the picture with all its colored details and finished with a light burnish. The artist was asked many times how he created these types of pieces, but refused to reveal the secret and it died with him. The only thing he revealed was that it took him six months to create this type of work. The artist created another few stone works using this technique, including portraits of Ben Gurion, Berl Katznelson, Henrietta Szold, Queen Elizabeth, and Moshe Sharett. Toker’s works were discussed at length in the Israeli and international press of the 1940s and 50s. Shmuel Toker [1903-1969] immigrated from Slutzk in 1920. He started working in construction and was one of the first plasterers in the country. In the 1930s, he specialized in decorative spray painting on the front of buildings. During these years, he earned a reputation for the portraits he painted on buildings that decorated the capitals of the world and famous sites, such as Churchill in Australia, Roosevelt in the National Museum of the United States, Henrietta Szold on Mt. Scopus, Berl Katznelson in Beit Berl, Moshe Sharett on Beit Sharett in Petach Tikva etc. He also casted gorgeous maps of Israel and tiles that served as decorations on the front of houses and in homes. His monumental works were greatly admired, including by leaders and prime ministers who made sure to meet him and take a close look at his works in his house in Petach Tikvah. He met with David Ben Gurion, Golda Meir, Eliyahu Sassoon, Mrs. Roosevelet and others. This work is in very fine condition.
68 pages, 20 cm. Lyric poems by Aharon Reuveni, published by Sinai. In the book are a series of illustrations which Ze’ev Raban drew specially for the poems which appear in the book. The illustrations were done in the technique of white chalk on black paper, in the style of Yosef Budko’s wood cuttings and dark engravings, a style which Raban adopted in the 1950’s. The illustrations were done on special paper and stuck into the book’s pages. Underneath every illustration is an excerpt from the poem which it relates to. [For additional study: Ze’ev Raban, Symbolist Ivri page 165]. Plastic wrapping for the cover, in the original cardboard container, excellent condition.
“Mizrach” board, papercut, handmade by Yehudit Shadur. Signed [in Hebrew and English] and dated, 1957.
Mizrach board with images of animals and a menorah. On the top part, a seven branched menorah, topped by a crown bearing the word ‘Mizrach.’ On the right and left, a pair of goats are holding it, underneath, a pair of birds. Floral decorations, and in the four corners, the words ‘מצד זה רוח חיים’ – whose initials spell “Mizrach.”
Attached to gold-painted cardboard 36×46 cm. Very fine condition.
David Harel, Jerusalem. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Size: 50×70 cm. Wood and glass frame with matting: 67×87 cm.
Stains on the upper section of the picture.
Fine condition.
A colorful lithographic panorama surrounding the walls of Jerusalem. The piece was based on the work of artist Ludwig Blum, originally made with oil paint on canvas. The print is produced in Czechoslovakia by M. Schulz [the name of the printer and location appear at the bottom of the picture on the right side]. The print before us is signed by the artist who produced the original work, Ludwig Blum, dated January 30, 1943 [in the lower left corner].
Panorama framed in wooden frame. Print: 70×19 cm. Frame: 94×38 cm.
In very good condition.
Aviva Uri [1922-1989]. Lithograph signed and numbered 93/190.
Size: 50×62 cm.
New condition.
Ivan Shwebel [1932-2011] signed lithograph, numbered: 93/190.
Size: 65X50
New condition.
Leah Nikel [1918-2005], signed and numbered lithograph 93/190.
Size: 65×50 cm.
New condition.
Igael Tumarkin [b. 1933], signed and numbered lithograph: 93/190.
Size: 50×65 cm.
New condition.
Yochanan Simon [1905-1976] – gouache on paperboard, signed in Hebrew and English.
Size: 37×50 cm.
Very fine condition.
A print on the theme “War and Peace” by Yaakov Agam [born in 1928], signed, and numbered 93/190.
Size: 64×50 cm
In new condition.
Lillian Klapisch [b.1933], signed and numbered lithograph: 93/190.
Size: 50×65 cm.
New condition.
Menashe Kadishman [1932-2015], signed lithograph, numbered: 93/190.
Size: 65×50 cm
New condition.
Irena Baum – Twelve signed paintings. Handpainted watercolors.
The paintings portray the everyday life of the oriental population in Israel: pita baking, carpet weaving by Moroccan immigrants, folk dancing by the “Inbal” dance company, children dancing the hora, a large laundry, and more.
Irena Baum was born in 1914 in a town near Berlin. She studied under various painters in Germany and Italy. Her works were exhibited at the Haifa Museum and in Acre.
Identical size: 24×17 cm. Very fine condition, except for two slightly stained paintings. The paintings come in an original folder with binding.
Rare portfolio not listed in the National Library.
Marsel Yanko [1895-1984], signed lithograph, numbered 93/190 .
Size: 65×50 cm
New condition.
