Lot 324
"Buy the Shekel” – Poster Designed by Otte Wallisch
"Buy the Shekel”. Illustrated poster. Lito. Printing Press Sasson, [1940s]. Design: Otte Wallisch. Signed in print: MW [Atelier Machner-Wallisch].
Illustration of a Shekel and a receipt for buying a "Zionist Shekel" in the name of Haim Weizmann in Rehovot. Below the illustration appears an inscription: "now as in the past / Shekel is the Symbol of Israel's Liberty..." 64.5X93.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Several stains and tears at margins. One tear fastened with adhesive tape.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.
