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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $18,000
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"Collection of Signatures of the First Knesset Delegates" - complete autograph album, with autographs of the First Knesset members. Gathered, edited and arranged by a teenager from Tel-Aviv, 1949-1950.
A nice decorated album with the autographs of all the members of the first Knesset with the addition of four members who were appointed during the term and one uncounted member - Yoram Geri (total of 131 autographs). The album was gathered during the years 1949 and 1950 by a young "autograph hunter", who mounted on the leaves, by the autographs, photographs of the signatories, caricatures cut out of newspapers, short biographies and information written by hand about the Knesset and its composition. Numerous autographs are accompanied by dedications, and several members signed twice - slightly different signatures.
Gathering autographs of Knesset members was common for a short while during the early days of the State of Israel, and young "autograph hunters" used to assemble at the entrance to the old Knesset seat and ask the passersby to sign. An "autograph market" developed among the collectors, with exchange rates based on the rarity of the autographs and the difficulty to obtain it.
The most desirable and unique signatures were those of members who were reluctant to sign and never did. Among those signatures were the ones of S. Yizhar (Yizhar Smilansky), Israel Gurfinkel (Israel Guri, father of the poet Haim Guri), and others. Those signatures were considered scarce and required resourcefulness. The youth were, more than once, sitting in ambushes, sent letters to the chambers and there were even cases of breaking into the Knesset corridors.
Total of 131 signatures. III, 126, IV-XI pp, (numbered by hand). Album: 22X17.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases.
A nice decorated album with the autographs of all the members of the first Knesset with the addition of four members who were appointed during the term and one uncounted member - Yoram Geri (total of 131 autographs). The album was gathered during the years 1949 and 1950 by a young "autograph hunter", who mounted on the leaves, by the autographs, photographs of the signatories, caricatures cut out of newspapers, short biographies and information written by hand about the Knesset and its composition. Numerous autographs are accompanied by dedications, and several members signed twice - slightly different signatures.
Gathering autographs of Knesset members was common for a short while during the early days of the State of Israel, and young "autograph hunters" used to assemble at the entrance to the old Knesset seat and ask the passersby to sign. An "autograph market" developed among the collectors, with exchange rates based on the rarity of the autographs and the difficulty to obtain it.
The most desirable and unique signatures were those of members who were reluctant to sign and never did. Among those signatures were the ones of S. Yizhar (Yizhar Smilansky), Israel Gurfinkel (Israel Guri, father of the poet Haim Guri), and others. Those signatures were considered scarce and required resourcefulness. The youth were, more than once, sitting in ambushes, sent letters to the chambers and there were even cases of breaking into the Knesset corridors.
Total of 131 signatures. III, 126, IV-XI pp, (numbered by hand). Album: 22X17.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $5,000
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Gold wristwatch (14k, 17 Jewels), manufactured by Schiffman, with Hebrew letters on dial. Dedicated by the manufacturer to Chaim Weizmann. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, [ca. 1950].
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $4,750
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Approximately 930 paper items printed on behalf of IDF, commands and regiments, during the Six Day War. Israel, 1967.
An extensive collection of IDF printed items from the Six Day War, including all of the high commands publications, most publications of small units, numerous handwritten paper items, drafts, broadsides, song-books, press releases, and more.
Among the items:
· All publications of the high commands and arms, including Central Command, Southern Command, the Navy and Air Force.
· Military bulletins in limited printings, most of them are complete:
Issues 1-4 of "Harel" Brigade bulletin, Issues 1-5 of "Chativon", issues 1-5 of "Machanayim" newspaper, issue 2 of "Tashbetzahal", "Kidon uShlof", issues 1 and 3 of "Dorbaney HaPlada" and many other bulletins.
· 45 military postcards, provided during fighting, with first photographs of the progress of forces, caricatures and slogans to strengthen the soldiers' spirit.
· 346 issues of "Press Bulletin" and "Yediot LaItonut", issued by the Government Press Office, with first news from the battle fields, declarations by official authorities and speeches by seniors: 247 leaflets in English (among them 16 survey leaflets and translation from Hebrew press), 59 leaflets for Hebrew media, and eight maps, four in Hebrew and four in English.
· 10 "Military Leaves" of Tel Hashomer Hospital, with IDF instructions for hospital staff (apparently no other issues were printed).
· "IDF, Bulletin no. 1", first broadside issued by the Military Governorate in the occupied territories, with eight instructions to the local population. Hebrew and Arabic.
· First printing of the verses of "Jerusalem of Iron", well known song by Meir Ariel, several days following its composition, in "Defuss Har HaBayit" of the Brigade Command. Dated 12.6.67.
· Map of Temple Mount, in stylized script with decorations at margins, printed on behalf of Education Corps on 14.6.67, on Shavuot.
· Two-sided game board, issued by Education Corps. On one side - "Checkers" and "Stations" and on the reverse "Catch the infiltrator", invented especially for the soldiers.
Lot of approximately 930 items. A detailed list will be sent upon request. Some items appear in several copies.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Creases, stains, filing holes and small tears.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.
An extensive collection of IDF printed items from the Six Day War, including all of the high commands publications, most publications of small units, numerous handwritten paper items, drafts, broadsides, song-books, press releases, and more.
Among the items:
· All publications of the high commands and arms, including Central Command, Southern Command, the Navy and Air Force.
· Military bulletins in limited printings, most of them are complete:
Issues 1-4 of "Harel" Brigade bulletin, Issues 1-5 of "Chativon", issues 1-5 of "Machanayim" newspaper, issue 2 of "Tashbetzahal", "Kidon uShlof", issues 1 and 3 of "Dorbaney HaPlada" and many other bulletins.
· 45 military postcards, provided during fighting, with first photographs of the progress of forces, caricatures and slogans to strengthen the soldiers' spirit.
· 346 issues of "Press Bulletin" and "Yediot LaItonut", issued by the Government Press Office, with first news from the battle fields, declarations by official authorities and speeches by seniors: 247 leaflets in English (among them 16 survey leaflets and translation from Hebrew press), 59 leaflets for Hebrew media, and eight maps, four in Hebrew and four in English.
· 10 "Military Leaves" of Tel Hashomer Hospital, with IDF instructions for hospital staff (apparently no other issues were printed).
· "IDF, Bulletin no. 1", first broadside issued by the Military Governorate in the occupied territories, with eight instructions to the local population. Hebrew and Arabic.
· First printing of the verses of "Jerusalem of Iron", well known song by Meir Ariel, several days following its composition, in "Defuss Har HaBayit" of the Brigade Command. Dated 12.6.67.
· Map of Temple Mount, in stylized script with decorations at margins, printed on behalf of Education Corps on 14.6.67, on Shavuot.
· Two-sided game board, issued by Education Corps. On one side - "Checkers" and "Stations" and on the reverse "Catch the infiltrator", invented especially for the soldiers.
Lot of approximately 930 items. A detailed list will be sent upon request. Some items appear in several copies.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Creases, stains, filing holes and small tears.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $3,250
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"Declaration to All Residents of the State of Israel", poster on behalf of the Provisional Government. "HaPoel HaTza'ir" cooperative press, Tel Aviv, May 14, 1948.
The first poster printed on behalf of the Provisional Government.
The poster calls on the state's residents to enlist in the protection of their homeland and its welfare: "In a time of a supreme ordeal, a time of malicious attack by enemies, the Provisional Government takes the rule of Israel into its hands"; "We have been thrust into a cruel war. But let us remember: within the confines of our state, citizens of Arab origin will continue to live - and for many of them this war will be abhorrent. We are obliged to protect their rights, their equal civil rights. We seek peace. Our hands are extended to them in partnership to build our homeland. Citizens! Let us protect the honor of our young state. Each one of us maintains it with his behavior, his pure standing, his clean hands. Each one of us maintains its safety and future." (Hebrew).
95X62.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Ink stamps. Some stains. Small tears to margins and minor holes near corners. Pencil marking on the front and pen marking on verso.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.
The first poster printed on behalf of the Provisional Government.
The poster calls on the state's residents to enlist in the protection of their homeland and its welfare: "In a time of a supreme ordeal, a time of malicious attack by enemies, the Provisional Government takes the rule of Israel into its hands"; "We have been thrust into a cruel war. But let us remember: within the confines of our state, citizens of Arab origin will continue to live - and for many of them this war will be abhorrent. We are obliged to protect their rights, their equal civil rights. We seek peace. Our hands are extended to them in partnership to build our homeland. Citizens! Let us protect the honor of our young state. Each one of us maintains it with his behavior, his pure standing, his clean hands. Each one of us maintains its safety and future." (Hebrew).
95X62.5 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Ink stamps. Some stains. Small tears to margins and minor holes near corners. Pencil marking on the front and pen marking on verso.
Provenance: Shlomo Shva collection.
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![An advertisement poster for "BaMachane", IDF magazine. "Yahalom" printing press, Tel-Aviv, [1948]. Design](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/161.jpg "\"BaMachane\" - Poster Designed by Richard Ballas, 1948 - IDF Oath Day")
Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $6,250
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An advertisement poster for "BaMachane", IDF magazine. "Yahalom" printing press, Tel-Aviv, [1948]. Design: Richard Ballas.
Fine poster, with an illustration of three soldiers reading an issue of "BaMachane"; printed together with issue no. 11, a special issue on the occasion of IDF Oath Day.
"BaMachane" is to this day the official magazine of the IDF and is considered the first Israeli weekly. Beginning in February 1948 it appeared regularly as a printed paper (not stenciled as it previously was).
50X70 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Some tears. The entire poster is mounted on thin, acid-free paper.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
Fine poster, with an illustration of three soldiers reading an issue of "BaMachane"; printed together with issue no. 11, a special issue on the occasion of IDF Oath Day.
"BaMachane" is to this day the official magazine of the IDF and is considered the first Israeli weekly. Beginning in February 1948 it appeared regularly as a printed paper (not stenciled as it previously was).
50X70 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Some tears. The entire poster is mounted on thin, acid-free paper.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $2,000
Sold for: $4,250
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"Welcome to Israel = Keren Hayesod - United Israel Campaign", original sketch for a promotion poster on behalf of "Keren Hayesod", created by Jan Lewitt and George Him. [London, ca. 1952].
Gouache on cardboard (the text, in Hebrew and English, appears on pieces of paper glued to the cardboard). Signed: Lewitt-Him.
A fine colorful illustration, depicting a desert landscape with two tractors plowing the soil from north to south, with furrows between them in the shape of a Star of David.
The poster, in its final version, was printed by "Levine-Epstein" in Tel-Aviv in 1952. See: "Keren Hayesod Sows - The Hebrew People Reap, Keren Hayesod Posters 1920-2010" (editor: David Tartakover). Published by "Keren Hayesod", 2010.
The artists Jan Lewitt (1907-1991) and George Him (1900-1981), both born in Poland, founded a joint studio for graphic design in Warsaw in 1933. In 1937 they immigrated to London; there they were mainly involved in advertisement (they designed, among others, posters and announcements for the British Ministry of Information) as well as in writing and illustrating children's books. Both were involved in projects related to Israel. Jan Lewitt designed the Hebrew font "Haim". George Him designed, among other projects, the "Masada Exhibition" and served as a design consultant to "El-Al" company. In 1954 the partnership was dissolved.
54X76 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Flaking, glue marks and remnants. Some damages at margins. Pieces of paper with text are slightly detached. Placed in a passe-partout.
Gouache on cardboard (the text, in Hebrew and English, appears on pieces of paper glued to the cardboard). Signed: Lewitt-Him.
A fine colorful illustration, depicting a desert landscape with two tractors plowing the soil from north to south, with furrows between them in the shape of a Star of David.
The poster, in its final version, was printed by "Levine-Epstein" in Tel-Aviv in 1952. See: "Keren Hayesod Sows - The Hebrew People Reap, Keren Hayesod Posters 1920-2010" (editor: David Tartakover). Published by "Keren Hayesod", 2010.
The artists Jan Lewitt (1907-1991) and George Him (1900-1981), both born in Poland, founded a joint studio for graphic design in Warsaw in 1933. In 1937 they immigrated to London; there they were mainly involved in advertisement (they designed, among others, posters and announcements for the British Ministry of Information) as well as in writing and illustrating children's books. Both were involved in projects related to Israel. Jan Lewitt designed the Hebrew font "Haim". George Him designed, among other projects, the "Masada Exhibition" and served as a design consultant to "El-Al" company. In 1954 the partnership was dissolved.
54X76 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Flaking, glue marks and remnants. Some damages at margins. Pieces of paper with text are slightly detached. Placed in a passe-partout.
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $1,500
Sold for: $5,250
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"Welcome / Travel with a Hebrew Ship", poster on behalf of the Hevel Yami LeIsrael (association for marine training). "Shamir & Co. Press Ltd.", Tel-Aviv, [1947]. Design: Shamir Brothers.
Fine poster, printed in blue and white; printed on the occasion of the arrival of "Kedma", the first ship of the "Zim" Shipping Company. The illustration shows "Kedma" seen through binoculars.
This is the first poster produced for "Zim".
50X70 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Professionally restored tears. Upper left corner missing and restored.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
Fine poster, printed in blue and white; printed on the occasion of the arrival of "Kedma", the first ship of the "Zim" Shipping Company. The illustration shows "Kedma" seen through binoculars.
This is the first poster produced for "Zim".
50X70 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Professionally restored tears. Upper left corner missing and restored.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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![Poyerte tret arayn in kolektiv! [female-farmer join the collective!], Soviet poster calling to join the Kolkhoz. Issued by Це](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/164.jpg "\"Farmer, Join the Collective!\" - Poster in Yiddish - Russia")
Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
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Poyerte tret arayn in kolektiv! [female-farmer join the collective!], Soviet poster calling to join the Kolkhoz. Issued by Центриздат (Tsentrizdat), ordered by "Alliance of Agricultural Cooperatives Unions" of the Soviet Union. Moscow, [late 1920s-early 1930s]. Yiddish. (title and printing details are printed in Russian). A fine lithographic illustration divided into two parts. On the left - interior of a clattered barn, with chickens, hens, a bull and a horse; on the right - a tidy chicken coop, according to the Collective Soviet farm system. The illustration is accompanied by explanations in Yiddish, about the various stages of growing chickens and about advantages of the collective farm system. Illustration is signed in print (in Russian): "Pyotr Afanasiev, " [петр афанасьев]. The poster was printed in 500 copies. 72X55 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and some creases. Miniature tears at margins. Folding marks and several places in the margins are professionally restored and fastened with thin acid-free paper. Some stains. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.
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!["Vaysrusishe Folkmayses" [White Russian Folktales], by L. Kvitko [Leib Kvitko]. Published by "Idisher seḳtsye](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/165_1.jpg "\"Vaysrusishe Folkmayses\" - Illustrations by Eliezer Lissitzky, 1923")
!["Vaysrusishe Folkmayses" [White Russian Folktales], by L. Kvitko [Leib Kvitko]. Published by "Idisher seḳtsye](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/165_2.jpg "\"Vaysrusishe Folkmayses\" - Illustrations by Eliezer Lissitzky, 1923")
Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $4,000
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"Vaysrusishe Folkmayses" [White Russian Folktales], by L. Kvitko [Leib Kvitko]. Published by "Idisher seḳtsye bam Ḳomisaryaṭ far folḳbildung", R.S.F.S.R. (Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) / printed by Lutz & Voght, Berlin, 1923. Yiddish.
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![Granting the "Statute of Kalisz" to Jews in Poland, original painting by Arthur Szyk. [late 1920s?].
Gouache and i](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/166_1.jpg "Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)")
![Granting the "Statute of Kalisz" to Jews in Poland, original painting by Arthur Szyk. [late 1920s?].
Gouache and i](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/166_2.jpg "Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)")
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November 15, 2016
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Granting the "Statute of Kalisz" to Jews in Poland, original painting by Arthur Szyk. [late 1920s?].
Gouache and ink on paper. Signed in Hebrew initials "AS".
The painting depicts Duke Bolesław of Kalisz granting the charter known as the "Statute of Kalisz" to representatives of Polish Jewry, in 1264.
In the second half of the 1920s Szyk created a series of about 45 paintings on the subject of the "Statute of Kalisz". The series was published in a limited edition in 1932 (see next item); this painting is not included in this series.
Painting: 39X26 cm, leaf: 45X37 cm. Good overall condition. Some creases and stains. Upper left corner is missing. Upper part is taped to passe-partout. Ink-stamp (Polish) on verso, inscription in pen and some stains (from old adhesive tape).
Gouache and ink on paper. Signed in Hebrew initials "AS".
The painting depicts Duke Bolesław of Kalisz granting the charter known as the "Statute of Kalisz" to representatives of Polish Jewry, in 1264.
In the second half of the 1920s Szyk created a series of about 45 paintings on the subject of the "Statute of Kalisz". The series was published in a limited edition in 1932 (see next item); this painting is not included in this series.
Painting: 39X26 cm, leaf: 45X37 cm. Good overall condition. Some creases and stains. Upper left corner is missing. Upper part is taped to passe-partout. Ink-stamp (Polish) on verso, inscription in pen and some stains (from old adhesive tape).
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Auction 53 - Rare and Important Items
November 15, 2016
Opening: $25,000
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"Statute of Kalisz", an illustrated adaptation of the General Charter of Jewish Liberties granted to Jews in Poland (1264), created by Arthur Szyk. Facsimile on thick paper. Paris: "Table Ronde", 1932. English, Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Polish, Italian and Spanish.
45 illustrated plates. A unique artistic adaptation of the first charter of rights granted to the Jews of Poland. Colorful illustrations, diverse decorations, calligraphy and miniatures.
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), one of the most outstanding Jewish artists in the twentieth century, started his work on the scroll in the mid-1920s, when he resided in Paris. In the face of rising anti-Semitism in Poland, Syzk decided to to create an artistic argument expressing the unique and long affinity between Polish Jews and their homeland. As subject of his work Szyk chose the Statute of Kalisz, the first document of its kind securing the liberties of Jews in Greater Poland Voivodeship, issued by the Duke of Greater Poland Boleslaus the Pious (1224-1276) in 1264.
Szyk illustrated the statute with outstanding figures and scenes from the history of Poland and Polish Jewry. He included the heroic death of Berek Joselewicz, a Jewish officer who died during the Napoleonic wars; the death of the officer Bronislaw Mansperl in World War I, and Jews fighting side by side with the Polish in Lodz again Tzarist Russia.
Szyk's "Statute of Kalisz" is dedicated (on one of the illustrated plates) to Józef Piłsudski (1857-1935), the respected military leader and de facto governor of Poland at that time.
Unnumbered copy, from of an edition of 500 copies. Lacking original paper folder.
Total of 47 plates: 46 illustrated plates (one is double) and a colophon (probably missing two leaves - one printed, without illustrations, and one blank). Plates: 32X38.5 cm. Good overall condition. Creases and tears to margins. Stains to several plates (no damage to illustrations). One plate has a 3.5 cm long tear on upper margins, and a 1.5 long tear on right margins, without damage to illustration or text.
Literature: The art and Politics of Arthur Szyk, by Steven Luckert, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, 2003. pp 16-25.
45 illustrated plates. A unique artistic adaptation of the first charter of rights granted to the Jews of Poland. Colorful illustrations, diverse decorations, calligraphy and miniatures.
Arthur Szyk (1894-1951), one of the most outstanding Jewish artists in the twentieth century, started his work on the scroll in the mid-1920s, when he resided in Paris. In the face of rising anti-Semitism in Poland, Syzk decided to to create an artistic argument expressing the unique and long affinity between Polish Jews and their homeland. As subject of his work Szyk chose the Statute of Kalisz, the first document of its kind securing the liberties of Jews in Greater Poland Voivodeship, issued by the Duke of Greater Poland Boleslaus the Pious (1224-1276) in 1264.
Szyk illustrated the statute with outstanding figures and scenes from the history of Poland and Polish Jewry. He included the heroic death of Berek Joselewicz, a Jewish officer who died during the Napoleonic wars; the death of the officer Bronislaw Mansperl in World War I, and Jews fighting side by side with the Polish in Lodz again Tzarist Russia.
Szyk's "Statute of Kalisz" is dedicated (on one of the illustrated plates) to Józef Piłsudski (1857-1935), the respected military leader and de facto governor of Poland at that time.
Unnumbered copy, from of an edition of 500 copies. Lacking original paper folder.
Total of 47 plates: 46 illustrated plates (one is double) and a colophon (probably missing two leaves - one printed, without illustrations, and one blank). Plates: 32X38.5 cm. Good overall condition. Creases and tears to margins. Stains to several plates (no damage to illustrations). One plate has a 3.5 cm long tear on upper margins, and a 1.5 long tear on right margins, without damage to illustration or text.
Literature: The art and Politics of Arthur Szyk, by Steven Luckert, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, 2003. pp 16-25.
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![Marc Chagall, Douze Maquettes de Vitraux pour Jérusalem, [Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem]. Pa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/168_1.jpg "\"Chagall Windows\" - Twelve Numbered Lithographs")
![Marc Chagall, Douze Maquettes de Vitraux pour Jérusalem, [Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem]. Pa](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale53-public/168_2.jpg "\"Chagall Windows\" - Twelve Numbered Lithographs")
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November 15, 2016
Opening: $7,000
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Marc Chagall, Douze Maquettes de Vitraux pour Jérusalem, [Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem]. Paris: Fernand Mourlot, 1964. French.
Portfolio with twelve lithographs in color (complete set) - Chagall's designs of the stained glass windows for the Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre in Jerusalem.
The lithographs were printed by Charles Sorlier, under Chagall's supervision, and are accompanied by an introduction (two leaves) by Julien Cain, with two original lithographs by Chagall.
Copy no. LIV/LXXV (from an edition of seventy five copies). Each lithograph is numbered in pencil. Lithographs are not signed.
[4] leaves + [12] lithographs, 52.5X74 cm. Good condition. Foxing to margins of leaves and on verso. Original cloth-covered portfolio (stains).
Portfolio with twelve lithographs in color (complete set) - Chagall's designs of the stained glass windows for the Synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Centre in Jerusalem.
The lithographs were printed by Charles Sorlier, under Chagall's supervision, and are accompanied by an introduction (two leaves) by Julien Cain, with two original lithographs by Chagall.
Copy no. LIV/LXXV (from an edition of seventy five copies). Each lithograph is numbered in pencil. Lithographs are not signed.
[4] leaves + [12] lithographs, 52.5X74 cm. Good condition. Foxing to margins of leaves and on verso. Original cloth-covered portfolio (stains).
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