Lot 141
Portrait of Theodor Herzl - Charcoal Drawing, 1911
Portrait of Theodor Herzl, 1911.
Charcoal on paper. Signed: "H. Raczkowski" and dated.
This drawing was created after the famous portrait of Herzl drawn by the artist Hermann Struck in 1903 (see previous item). An inscription in German appears below the portrait: "Dr. Theodor Herzl. Basler Program: Der Zionismus erstrebt für das Judische Volk die Schaffung einer öffentlich-rechtlich gesicherten Heimstätte in Palästina" [Dr. Theodor Herzl. Basel program: Zionism aims at establishing for the Jewish people a publicly and legally assured home in Palestine]. The artist H. Raczkowski is the chemical-engineer Elhanan Zvi (Henri) Raziel Raczkowski who was married to Sofia Sokolow (Nahum Sokolow's daughter).
41X53 cm. Good condition. Fragile paper, slightly darkened. A number of pinholes and tears.
Provenance: Estate of Sokolow-Raczkowski families.
