Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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![Le Plafond De L'opéra De Paris, Par Marc Chagall [Ceiling of the Paris Opera, by Marc Chagall], Jacques Lassaigne. Mon](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/497.jpg "\"Ceiling of the Paris Opera\" – Marc Chagall – Monte Carlo, 1965 – Orig")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $300
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Le Plafond De L'opéra De Paris, Par Marc Chagall [Ceiling of the Paris Opera, by Marc Chagall], Jacques Lassaigne. Monte Carlo: André Sauret, 1965. French.
Book describing the stages of Chagall's work on the painting of the ceiling of the Palais Garnier in Paris. With photographs and illustrations incorporated in the text, and color illustration plates. Before the title page is an original lithography by Chagall. Also attached is a large folded print (47.5X61 cm, inserted in a paper pocket on the inner side of the back binding) in which the illustration of the opera ceiling is seen in its entirety.
33.5 cm. Good condition. First leaves and some other leaves are detached (including the original lithograph). Foxing throughout the book, particularly to last leaves and the folded print.
Book describing the stages of Chagall's work on the painting of the ceiling of the Palais Garnier in Paris. With photographs and illustrations incorporated in the text, and color illustration plates. Before the title page is an original lithography by Chagall. Also attached is a large folded print (47.5X61 cm, inserted in a paper pocket on the inner side of the back binding) in which the illustration of the opera ceiling is seen in its entirety.
33.5 cm. Good condition. First leaves and some other leaves are detached (including the original lithograph). Foxing throughout the book, particularly to last leaves and the folded print.
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![Derriere le Miroir [no. 225]. Paris, 1977. French.
Issue of "Derriere le Miroir" dedicated to Marc Chagall. Accom](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/498.jpg "Marc Chagall – Issue of Derriere le Miroir – Original Lithograph – Num")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $500
Sold for: $688
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Derriere le Miroir [no. 225]. Paris, 1977. French.
Issue of "Derriere le Miroir" dedicated to Marc Chagall. Accompanied by good-quality reproductions in color, and one original lithograph. Copy no. 88 from an edition of 150 copies printed on thick paper of good quality.
[2], 23, [3] pages, 38 cm. Good condition. Contained in a fine cardboard portfolio.
Issue of "Derriere le Miroir" dedicated to Marc Chagall. Accompanied by good-quality reproductions in color, and one original lithograph. Copy no. 88 from an edition of 150 copies printed on thick paper of good quality.
[2], 23, [3] pages, 38 cm. Good condition. Contained in a fine cardboard portfolio.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $600
Sold for: $938
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Six issues of "Derriere le Miroir", dedicated to Marc Chagall; with original lithographs by Chagall, most of them in color. Paris, 1950-1979. French.
* No. 27-28, 1950, with one color lithograph, double. * No. 147, 1964, with three lithographs: cover, one black and white lithograph, and one double color lithograph. * No. 182, 1969, with two color lithographs (cover and a double lithograph). * No. 198, 1972, with three color lithographs (cover, a double lithograph, and an additional lithograph). * No. 225, 1977, with one color lithograph, double. * No. 235, 1979, with two color lithographs (cover and a double lithograph).
38 cm. Good condition.
* No. 27-28, 1950, with one color lithograph, double. * No. 147, 1964, with three lithographs: cover, one black and white lithograph, and one double color lithograph. * No. 182, 1969, with two color lithographs (cover and a double lithograph). * No. 198, 1972, with three color lithographs (cover, a double lithograph, and an additional lithograph). * No. 225, 1977, with one color lithograph, double. * No. 235, 1979, with two color lithographs (cover and a double lithograph).
38 cm. Good condition.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $500
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Five issues “Derriere Le Miroir”:
* No. 32, 1950. * No. 33, 1950. Original lithograph by Jean Arp. * No. 48-49, 1952. Includes six color lithographs by Georges Braque. * No. 87-88-89, 1956. Includes seven lithographs, most of them in color, by Joan Miro. * No. 135-136, 1963. Includes three color lithographs by Georges Braque.
Total of 5 issues, 38 cm. Held in cardboard case. Very good condition.
* No. 32, 1950. * No. 33, 1950. Original lithograph by Jean Arp. * No. 48-49, 1952. Includes six color lithographs by Georges Braque. * No. 87-88-89, 1956. Includes seven lithographs, most of them in color, by Joan Miro. * No. 135-136, 1963. Includes three color lithographs by Georges Braque.
Total of 5 issues, 38 cm. Held in cardboard case. Very good condition.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $8,000
Sold for: $10,000
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32 issues of “Derriere le Miroir”. Paris: Maeght Editeur, 1949-1981. French.
Most issues appear in a number of copies - total of 90 booklets.
The issues include reproductions of paintings and original lithographs. Among them are issues dedicated to artists Marc Chagall (issues no. 182, 199, 225, 235, 246), Wassily Kandinsky (issues no. 118, 154, 179), Saul Steinberg, Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, Georges Braque, and others. Full list of issues will be provided upon request.
32 different issues, most appearing in a number of copies - total of 90 booklets. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
Most issues appear in a number of copies - total of 90 booklets.
The issues include reproductions of paintings and original lithographs. Among them are issues dedicated to artists Marc Chagall (issues no. 182, 199, 225, 235, 246), Wassily Kandinsky (issues no. 118, 154, 179), Saul Steinberg, Joan Miró, Alberto Giacometti, Georges Braque, and others. Full list of issues will be provided upon request.
32 different issues, most appearing in a number of copies - total of 90 booklets. Size and condition vary. Overall good condition.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,500
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XXe Siècle. Nouvelle Serie - collection of issues. Paris, 1951-1975.
46 issues of the art journal XXe Siècle: issues 1-37, 39-45, and two special issues:
* Hommage à Fernand Léger, 1971.
* Hommage à Chagall monumental, 1973.
In addition to numerous reproductions, the issues include original lithographs, including lithographs by Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Jean Arp, Georges Braque, Pierre Alechinsky, René Magritte, Wassily Kandinsky, Yaacov Agam (silk -screen), and many others.
Total of 46 issues (some appear in multiple copies). Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
46 issues of the art journal XXe Siècle: issues 1-37, 39-45, and two special issues:
* Hommage à Fernand Léger, 1971.
* Hommage à Chagall monumental, 1973.
In addition to numerous reproductions, the issues include original lithographs, including lithographs by Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, Jean Arp, Georges Braque, Pierre Alechinsky, René Magritte, Wassily Kandinsky, Yaacov Agam (silk -screen), and many others.
Total of 46 issues (some appear in multiple copies). Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $5,250
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The Song of Songs of King Solomon, with Twelve Original Engravings by Salvador Dali. New York: Leon Amiel, 1971. English.
Portfolio with 12 original engravings by Salvador Dali, after the Song of Songs. Copy 40/250. Includes 14 double leaves (4 pp each) that contain the text of the Song of Songs in English and the color engravings (with gold dust), signed by Dali. Held in a cardboard portfolio covered with blue cloth, with black leather spine, kept inside a matching cardboard box decorated with a metal medallion made by the artist. The printing work was executed in France by Jacques David. At the leaf corners is Dali's embossed signature.
[56] pp, 56 cm. Slight tear to leather spine, light wear to portfolio and cardboard box.
Portfolio with 12 original engravings by Salvador Dali, after the Song of Songs. Copy 40/250. Includes 14 double leaves (4 pp each) that contain the text of the Song of Songs in English and the color engravings (with gold dust), signed by Dali. Held in a cardboard portfolio covered with blue cloth, with black leather spine, kept inside a matching cardboard box decorated with a metal medallion made by the artist. The printing work was executed in France by Jacques David. At the leaf corners is Dali's embossed signature.
[56] pp, 56 cm. Slight tear to leather spine, light wear to portfolio and cardboard box.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $1,875
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Levana and our Ladies of Sorrow, Thomas de Quincey. New York: Philip van Doren Stern, 1931. English.
Portfolio with 10 lithographs - illustrations for the work by British essayist Thomas de Quincey, "Levana and our Ladies of Sorrow". Each lithograph is mounted on passe-partout and signed in pencil by the artist. The portfolio also includes a small booklet with de Quincey's essay. The booklet is numbered 7/12 (out of an edition totalling 212 copies), signed by the artist and the publisher.
[10] lithographs, [16] pp. Booklet: 21X16 cm, lithographs: 33X25 cm, mounted on 46X36 cm passe-partout. The corners of some of the passe-partout leaves are missing, without damage to lithographs. The portfolio (made of light blue cloth with a gilt illustration and caption) is worn, with damage to corners and edges and a number of light stains. One of the strings used to tie the portfolio is missing.
Portfolio with 10 lithographs - illustrations for the work by British essayist Thomas de Quincey, "Levana and our Ladies of Sorrow". Each lithograph is mounted on passe-partout and signed in pencil by the artist. The portfolio also includes a small booklet with de Quincey's essay. The booklet is numbered 7/12 (out of an edition totalling 212 copies), signed by the artist and the publisher.
[10] lithographs, [16] pp. Booklet: 21X16 cm, lithographs: 33X25 cm, mounted on 46X36 cm passe-partout. The corners of some of the passe-partout leaves are missing, without damage to lithographs. The portfolio (made of light blue cloth with a gilt illustration and caption) is worn, with damage to corners and edges and a number of light stains. One of the strings used to tie the portfolio is missing.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $1,000
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Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher, copied and illustrated by Ben Shahn. Paris: Trianon Press, 1967. Hebrew and English.
The Book of Ecclesiastes, written and illustrated by Jewish-American artist Ben Shahn. The book was published in an edition totalling 240 copies. The present copy is from the deluxe edition of 26 copies, including 2 original lithographs signed by the artist and a portfolio with a set of the illustrations and a series of progressive states of one of the plates. The book and portfolio are held in the original cardboard case.
[46] pp, [2] signed lithographs, [8] plates, [28] prints (progressive states), 33 cm. Good condition. Damage to cardboard box, one side missing.
The Book of Ecclesiastes, written and illustrated by Jewish-American artist Ben Shahn. The book was published in an edition totalling 240 copies. The present copy is from the deluxe edition of 26 copies, including 2 original lithographs signed by the artist and a portfolio with a set of the illustrations and a series of progressive states of one of the plates. The book and portfolio are held in the original cardboard case.
[46] pp, [2] signed lithographs, [8] plates, [28] prints (progressive states), 33 cm. Good condition. Damage to cardboard box, one side missing.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
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Eight original linocuts by Yehudah Wallersteiner for a Passover Haggadah. Signed in pencil in Hebrew and Latin letters and marked A.P.
The linocuts depict images all taken from the Passover Haggadah. Apparently, no Passover Haggadah with these illustrations was ever printed. Held in cardboard portfolio.
Yehudah Wallersteiner (1915-2004) - born in Ansbach, immigrated to Palestine with his family in 1934. The entire family settled in the house they built in Bnei Brak. The family members owned the Kishut Company for the production of metalwork objects in the Bezalel style. Wallersteiner studied woodcutting with Jacob Steinhardt and was later one of the founders of the Ein Hod artists’ village.
20X27 cm., on 32X44 cm. paper sheets. Very good condition. Dampness to portfolio.
The linocuts depict images all taken from the Passover Haggadah. Apparently, no Passover Haggadah with these illustrations was ever printed. Held in cardboard portfolio.
Yehudah Wallersteiner (1915-2004) - born in Ansbach, immigrated to Palestine with his family in 1934. The entire family settled in the house they built in Bnei Brak. The family members owned the Kishut Company for the production of metalwork objects in the Bezalel style. Wallersteiner studied woodcutting with Jacob Steinhardt and was later one of the founders of the Ein Hod artists’ village.
20X27 cm., on 32X44 cm. paper sheets. Very good condition. Dampness to portfolio.
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Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $4,250
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Mon Village / Portfolio of 15 lithographs / 49.5X65 cm / Signed and numbered 8/250
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![Shtetl, Mayn Khoyever Heym; A Gedenknish [Yiddish: Shtetl, My destroyed home; A Remembrance] / Berlin: Schwellen, 1923 / Albu](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale50-public/508.JPG "Yissachar Ber Rybak (1897-1935)")
Auction 50 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
March 16, 2016
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,250
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Shtetl, Mayn Khoyever Heym; A Gedenknish [Yiddish: Shtetl, My destroyed home; A Remembrance] / Berlin: Schwellen, 1923 / Album-format book / Publishing house logo, title page and 29 paintings by Issachar Ber Ryback, in lithographic printing / 49X34 cm
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