Lot 560
"If I Forget Thee Jerusalem" - Large Colorful Lithograph - Moshe Ben Yitzchak Mizrahi
"If I Forget Thee Jerusalem" created by Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrahi (Shah). Jerusalem, 1926.
Leaf in colorful lithographic printing.
Four scenes are depicted in the center, one above the other: on top - illustration of The Temple Mount, flags and Stars of David with "Zion" within, with pigeons carrying letters in their beaks; the second part - depiction of the Binding of Isaac; in the third part - illustration of Abraham and Isaac on the way to the Binding accompanied by two boys; on the lowest part - illustration of the Western Wall. On both sides of the leaf appear columns with three medallions in each, illustrated with the Holy Sites. On top of each
column appears a lion with a flower in its mouth. On the lower part of the leaf, a printed inscription: …Moshe ben Yitzchak Mizrahi / 1926..".
Approx. 45X60 cm. Good overall condition. Folding marks, tears, professional restoration. Framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Literature: Omanut Ve-Umanut Be'Eretz Israel Ba-Mea Ha-Tesha Esreh [Arts and Crafts in Eretz Israel in the 19th century (Hebrew)], The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1979, pp.118-132.
Provenance: Collection of Willy Lindwer.
