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Lot 154

Poems by Rahel Lipstein - Linocuts by Dina Matus - Lodz, 1921

Zwischen den Abend und Morgenrot [Between Evening and Dawn], by Rahel Lipstein. Lodz: Achrid, 1921. German. Design: Dina Matus.
Poetry booklet by Rahel Lipstein. The booklet - cover, illustrations, and text - consists of colorful linocuts by Dina Matus. Numbered by hand (no. 26) and signed by Rahel Lipstein.
Dina Matus (ca. 1895-1940), painter and set designer, born in Lodz; a member of the "Yung-Yiddish" group. The circumstances and date of her death are unknown. Apparently, she died in the Lodz Ghetto.
[16] pp, 23 cm. Good-fair condition. Small tears to leaf margins. All the leaves are repaired on their left margin. Hard binding, onto which the original cover is pasted.