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Meir Gur-Arie – Bezalel | Papercut (Silhouette) Design Postcard, Jerusalem, Early 1940s - Early artistic postcard designed by Meir Gur-Arie, one of the leading artists associated with the Bezalel School. The postcard is based on a sequence of papercut / silhouette compositions printed in black, arranged as a narrative frieze of ten square scenes. The silhouettes depict pioneering and everyday scenes in Mandatory Palestine: agricultural labor, human figures integrated into the local landscape, and expressive gestures characteristic of Gur-Arie’s graphic language. The work reflects the Bezalel approach to Jewish and local themes, rendered through simplified, symbolic forms. Verso: Decoratively printed postcard back with publisher’s imprint: “Hadar Edition – Jerusalem, Palestine”, produced by a Jerusalem graphic press. The layout includes designated areas for message and address, indicating intended postal use, while also functioning as an independent graphic work. Technique and style: Papercut / silhouette graphic design, with influences of late Jugendstil and Art Nouveau, typical of Gur-Arie’s Bezalel-period works. Dimensions: Standard postcard size. Condition: Good condition, with light age toning and minor period wear consistent with early 20th-century paper.