Lot 328
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970) – Collection of Sketches for the Symbols of the Twelve Tribes
Ze'ev Raban (1890-1970), collection of sketches for the symbols of the twelve tribes.
Ink and pencil on paper.
Approx. 100 sketches for symbols of the twelve tribes, in a variety of versions. The symbols of the tribes were incorporated in various works by Raban – in his illustrations to the Song of Songs, in stained glass windows he designed for the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, in ceramics tiles (for instance for the Moshav Zekenim synagogue in Tel Aviv), on the doors of the Bikur Cholim hospital, and more.
Size and condition vary.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.
