Lot 215
Shalom Sebba (1897-1975) – Untitled, 1949 – Tempera on Paper
Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), untitled, 1949. Tempera on paper. Signed and dated.
21X25 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases.
This incomplete work presumably belongs to Sebba's Biblical sketch series; five of these sketches were exhibited at Sebba's 1955 solo exhibition at the Tel Aviv art museum, titled "Five Biblical Compositions for Murals".
Siegfried Shalom Sebba (1897-1975), painter, stage designer, sculptor, photographer and book-illustrator. Born in Prussia, he acquired his artistic training in Königsberg and Berlin. Immigrated to Palestine in 1936. A pre-Canaanite artist, Sebba's work was characterized by rotund, heavy figures and objects, emphasized by solid, clear contours. In 1967 he moved to Germany, where he lived until his death. Provenance: the Uzi Agassi collection.
