Auction 32
Interiors 32 - Israeli & International Fine Art Auction
Mar 19, 2018
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Israel
15 Frishman St. Tel Aviv
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Israeli & International Fine Art Auction
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LOT 16:
David Sharir
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Sold for: $900
Start price:
$
800
Estimated price:
$800 - $1,200
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On the full lot's price and commission
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b. 1938 (Israeli)
Tower of Babel
watercolor and ink on paper
36 x 40 cm (14 x 16 in.)
signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Estate of Moshe Lazar, professor of Drama and Comparative Literature, USC, founder and Dean of School of Visual and Peerforming Arts, Tel Aviv University.
Andrew W. Mellon, Professor of Hunanities, USC with many honorary degrees and awards. He was a personal friend of Marc Chagall and Samuel Beckett and served as a translator for their literary works. He was also friends with Marko Janco, Agam and Yosl Bergner.
Literature: David Sharir, Celebrations Sacred and Secular, Pucker Safrai Gallery, 1991, n.40 (similar work on canvas illustrated).
Other Notes: Location: Israel.
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**This item arrived from outside Israel and is subjected to the Israeli tax laws meaning an 17% value added tax on the purchase price and the buyer's commission. This tax will not be collected from foreign residents paying in foreign currency and exporting the item(s) via a shipper recognized by Matsart.
