Lot 225
Printing Block - "Abraham" - E. M. Lilien
Printing block used for printing "Abraham", [Eretz Israel], around 1910.
[Zinc]; wood.
This printing block was used for printing Ephraim Moses Lilien's famous print "Abraham". This work, as well as other works by Lilien, is in the style of "art novo". Abraham is depicted holding his shaft looking toward the sky, where a group of stylized stars are seen.
Width: 10cm, lengh: 12.5cm, thickness: 2.5cm.
