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
By Kedem
Jul 19, 2022
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.

The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.

The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.

The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.


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LOT 46:

Handmade Ticket – HaOved HaTzioni Exhibition in Detention Camp 62, Cyprus – May 1948

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Handmade Ticket – HaOved HaTzioni Exhibition in Detention Camp 62, Cyprus – May 1948
"HaOved HaTzioni, exhibition on behalf of the JNF – 'Shika' – Expozition Cyprus". Handmade ticket. Cyprus, 1948.
Invitation or admission ticket to an exhibition held by HaOved HaTzioni in the Cyprus detention camps. One side features the exhibition name as well as a small tent; the other side is ink stamped with a JNF stamp and "the Karaolos camps defense drive" stamp (the exhibition revenues may have gone towards the 1948 war efforts).
Dated 2.5.1948 and numbered 22 on verso (penciled inscriptions).
Approx. 12X8.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.