Auction 48 - Rare and Important Items
Arik Einstein’s Piano
Opening: $8,000
Sold for: $12,500
Including buyer's premium
Piano, Hallet, Davis & Co., Boston, with a stool.
The piano offered here was owned by the singer Arik Einstein (1939-2013).
Einstein was born in Tel-Aviv, member of the Nahal Brigade troupe, "Bazal Yarok", Gesher Hayarkon Trio", "Hachalonot Hagevohim" and "Lul". His cooperation with Shalom Hanoch and the "Churchills" produced the album "Poozy" (1969), considered to be the first Israeli rock album. Einstein is regarded as one of the most important Israeli singers. Yoav Kutner, music critic, described him thus: "Arik Einstein is more than the greatest Israeli artist of all time. Einstein is the real Eretz Israel himself… his voice and songs accompany us since the days of 'little Eretz Israel', through wars and times of celebration, through ups and downs, in good times and in bad times. Through endless creativity he recorded wonderful albums… and continues to change and be up-to-date and interesting. He discovers young talents and preserves his unique style. In his albums he creates a reality and responses to it through an original view which is always funny and sad at the same time, and – mainly – full of love: love to relatives, friends, places, memories, old songs and stories… over a career spanning more than forty years, Einstein recorded nearly 500 songs: with the Nahal Troupe, ‘Bazal Yarok’, ‘Gesher Hayarkon Trio’ and ‘Hachalonot Hagevohim’, in various productions, films and plays, and in no less than 34 albums, collaborating with the best composers”.
Einstein acted in some eight films, some of which are among the pillars of Israeli cinema (including “Salah Shabati”, “Shablul”, “Metzitzim”, “Einayim Gedolot” and “Lul”) and as wrote the scripts of several other films.
Einstein passed away on November 26, 2013. The following day, at noon, his body lay in state in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv and a farewell ceremony was held. Tens of thousands attended his funeral including Israel’s Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and the Mayor of Tel-Aviv.
Piano – height: 95 cm, width: 148.5 cm, length: 60.5 cm. No music rack. Stool – height: 48.5 cm, width: 75.5 cm, length: 37 cm.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Arik Einstein’s daughter.
The piano offered here was owned by the singer Arik Einstein (1939-2013).
Einstein was born in Tel-Aviv, member of the Nahal Brigade troupe, "Bazal Yarok", Gesher Hayarkon Trio", "Hachalonot Hagevohim" and "Lul". His cooperation with Shalom Hanoch and the "Churchills" produced the album "Poozy" (1969), considered to be the first Israeli rock album. Einstein is regarded as one of the most important Israeli singers. Yoav Kutner, music critic, described him thus: "Arik Einstein is more than the greatest Israeli artist of all time. Einstein is the real Eretz Israel himself… his voice and songs accompany us since the days of 'little Eretz Israel', through wars and times of celebration, through ups and downs, in good times and in bad times. Through endless creativity he recorded wonderful albums… and continues to change and be up-to-date and interesting. He discovers young talents and preserves his unique style. In his albums he creates a reality and responses to it through an original view which is always funny and sad at the same time, and – mainly – full of love: love to relatives, friends, places, memories, old songs and stories… over a career spanning more than forty years, Einstein recorded nearly 500 songs: with the Nahal Troupe, ‘Bazal Yarok’, ‘Gesher Hayarkon Trio’ and ‘Hachalonot Hagevohim’, in various productions, films and plays, and in no less than 34 albums, collaborating with the best composers”.
Einstein acted in some eight films, some of which are among the pillars of Israeli cinema (including “Salah Shabati”, “Shablul”, “Metzitzim”, “Einayim Gedolot” and “Lul”) and as wrote the scripts of several other films.
Einstein passed away on November 26, 2013. The following day, at noon, his body lay in state in Rabin Square in Tel-Aviv and a farewell ceremony was held. Tens of thousands attended his funeral including Israel’s Prime Minister, the Minister of Culture and the Mayor of Tel-Aviv.
Piano – height: 95 cm, width: 148.5 cm, length: 60.5 cm. No music rack. Stool – height: 48.5 cm, width: 75.5 cm, length: 37 cm.
Enclosed is a certificate of authenticity from Arik Einstein’s daughter.
Rare and Important Items
Rare and Important Items