Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Including: Items from the Estate of Ruth Dayan, Old Master Works, Israeli Art and Numismatics
December 21, 2021
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
26 photographs of Palestine. [Ca. second half of 19th century]. Photographs of the sites, cities and people of Palestine. Photographs include: the Western Wall, the Tower of David and the Tombs of the Kings in Jerusalem, the Judaean Mountains, Solomon's Pools, and more. All photographs are unsigned; some were taken by Frédéric and Ernest Thévoz, Bonfils and L. Fiorillo.
Photographs: approx. 13X20 cm, mounted on card. Mounts: approx. 25X20 cm. Condition varies. Stains. Minor blemishes.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $813
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Terre Saint, set of 25 glass slides with photographs of towns and sites in Palestine. Paris: G. Clement & Gilmer, 1891.
The slides depict Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, the Temple Mount, the Jaffa Gate, the Golden Gate, Bethlehem, Bethany, the Jordan River, the Dead Sea and more. A booklet is enclosed with the slides (French, titled "Terre Sainte, Voyage en Palestine & a Jerusalem") with explanatory notes for each slide. The edges of each slide are wrapped in paper tape and all have a numbered paper label corresponding with the number of the matching description in the enclosed booklet. Placed in a wooden box.
Slides: 8.5X10 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to paper labels. Booklet: 32, [1] pp., 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains and tears. Partly detached cover. Folded in three.
Booklet not in OCLC.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Unsold
18 Lantern slides depicting the landscapes of Palestine. Unknown photographer. Printed by Williams, Brown & Earle, Philadelphia. [Late 19th or Early 20th Century?].
Lantern slides depicting landscapes in Palestine – Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Samaria, Tiberias and the Sea of Galilee, Mount Tabor, and more. With manufacturer labels (Williams, Brown & Earle), all but two bearing handwritten captions.
18 lantern slides, approx. 8X10 cm. Good condition. Minor damages. One slide split in two.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
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Ansichten von Palästina und den Jüdischen Colonien [Views from Palestine and its Jewish Colonies], "Photographs and Text by Isaiah Raffalovich and his Partner Moshe Eliyahu Zachs, Photographers in Jerusalem." [Frankfurt], 1899. Hebrew and German.
Album of photographs taken in 1898 in the course of a journey throughout Palestine, from Gedera to Metula, by Isaiah Raffalovich and his friend Eliyahu (Elijah) Myers, Jerusalem's American Colony photographer. This was one of the first albums to be compiled documenting 19th-century Jewish settlement in Palestine from a Zionist perspective. Most of the photographs in the album document the earliest colonies of the First Aliyah. The photos are accompanied by descriptive text, in Hebrew and German (in two aligned columns). Two large photographs on folding plates (of the colonies Zikhron Ya'akov and Rosh Pina).
[4], 57 ff., approx. 17X24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Tiny worming holes. Tears to several leaves, mostly mended. First leaves reinforced with paper strips. Several handwritten notations and marks. Inked stamps. Later binding, slightly worn.
On the printing of the album, see: Isaiah Raffalovich, "Landmarks and Road Signs: Through Seventy Years of Wanderings, 1882-1952: An Autobiography, " Tel Aviv, 1951-52 (Hebrew), pp. 67-76. Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $150
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
"Album of Tel Aviv Views" by photographer Abraham Soskin. [Berlin, 1926]. Hebrew, English, and German.
Album containing 70 printed photographs of the City of Tel Aviv, dating from the gathering of the city's founding assembly in 1908 till 1926. Two maps appear at the end of the album, one presenting Tel Aviv at the time of its establishment, and the other showing the city's layout in 1926. Introduction and titles in three languages – Hebrew, English, and German. The album opens with the emblem of the Municipality of Tel Aviv, and with pictures of the city's founders and its first mayor, Meir Dizengoff. Title page inscribed and signed by Tel Aviv's first mayor, Meir Dizengoff (inscription dated 1931), with inked stamp of the Municipality of Tel Aviv.
[41] ff., 22.5X16 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and tears. Long tear, restored, to final leaf. Tear to edges of cover (open tear to corner of front cover).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $150
Unsold
Hevraya – working youth, pictures by M. Vorobeichic [Moshe Vorobeichic Raviv]. Tel Aviv: BaMa'aleh, 1935. Hebrew.
In this book of pictures and photomontages, Moshe Vorobeichic Raviv (1904-1995) makes use of his distinctive Modernist style to capture for posterity moments in the life of working youth in Palestine. The pictures show children and teenagers at work in the market, in workshops, factories, and farm fields, as well as in the course of their studies at school, and at social gatherings, marches, and other events. The pictures are captioned, with interspersed excerpts of Hebrew poetry. The pictures and texts are imbued with the spirit of national revival; in the words of curator and art historian Rona Sela, "[…] In the case of Moshe Raviv-Vorobeichic, we may speak of the identification of the photographer with the subjugation of the visual to the national [cause] […] He viewed himself as a quintessentially Zionist photographer, and functioned with Zionist goals in mind, out of a pure sense of faith in the Zionist ethos" (Rona Sela, "Photography in Palestine in the 1930s–1940s, " Hebrew, p. 51). The book was presented as a complimentary gift to subscribers of BaMa'aleh, official newspaper of the HaNo'ar Ha'Oved, working youth movement.
Moshe Vorobeichic Raviv (also known as Moi-Ver), born near Vilnius, Lithuania; multi-disciplinary avant-garde artist; graduate of the Bauhaus school in Dessau, Germany, and a pioneer in the technique of photomontage. Active, after immigrating to Palestine, as a graphic designer and photographer, working both independently and on behalf of a number of Zionist institutions, including the Histadrut Labor Federation. Was a founding member of the Safed Artists' Colony.
VI, 64 pp., [1] f., 24.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears to edge of title page. Inscribed (in pen) on title page. Stains and creases to cover; small tears to edges of cover.
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Postcards, Souvenirs of Palestine, Photography
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Portrait of a Man (Yarkon), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s]. Signed on the image.
29X23.5 cm. Good condition. Silvering. Minor blemishes to edges. Stains and traces of mounting on verso. Captioned on verso in pencil: "13 Typen".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2011. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 103 ("Yarkon 10b").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years. In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Working Man, photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
22X27 cm. Good condition. Stains and traces of mounting on verso. Captioned in pencil on verso: "Landwirtsch Arbeit".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2011. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 134.
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years. In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $813
Including buyer's premium
Welder in Kibbutz Givat Brenner, photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s]. Signed on the image.
23X29 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Stains and traces of mounting to verso. Captioned in pencil on verso: "Industrielle Arbeit".
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2011. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 120 ("Givat Brenner 8").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years. In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Working Man (The Yarkon River), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s]. Signed on the image.
23X30 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Stains and traces of mounting to verso.
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2011. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 104 ("Yarkon").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $475
Including buyer's premium
Working Man (Yarkon), photograph by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), [1940s].
16X14 cm. Mounted on thick paper. Good condition. Minor blemishes.. Stains to mount. Captioned on verso: "Helmar Lerski XI" (in pencil); "Copyright paid" (in pen).
See: Helmar Lerski, Working Hands, Photographs from the 1940s, exhibition catalogue, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2011. Curator: Nissan N. Perez. Photographed on p. 105 ("Yarkon 8b").
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years. In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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Auction 84 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
December 21, 2021
Opening: $200
Sold for: $750
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A Bowl of Fruit, three photographs by Helmar Lerski (1871-1956).
30X24 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Captioned on verso in pencil: "Helmar Lerski" (in pencil). Penned inscription on verso of two photographs: "Copyright paid" (in pen).
Helmar Lerski (1871-1956), cinematographer, photographer and theater actor; one of the most important photographers of pre-state Israel. Lerski grew up in Zurich. His parents were Jewish immigrants of Polish origin. In 1893 he immigrated to the United States, where he joined a theater group with which he toured the cities of the Unites States and Europe – Chicago, New York, Berlin, Zurich and elsewhere – for some twenty years.
In 1910, after leaving the theater, Lerski opened a photography studio in Milwaukee. He started developing a new technique of photography with mirrors; his unique, dramatic play of light and shadow, became the hallmark of his work. In 1915 he returned to Europe, settling in Berlin, where he became involved in filmmaking (he was the cameraman on various films, including Fritz Lang's Metropolis, released in 1927). In the early 1930s, he immigrated to Palestine. His apartment in Tel-Aviv soon became a regular meeting place for the city's photographers, and in 1940 he was elected honorary president of the Palestine Professional Photographers Association (PPPA). In Palestine Lerski created several important series of expressionist photographs, using his unique technique: portraits of Jewish soldiers and of pioneers at work, studies of workers' hands, and more. He also directed the films "Avodah" ("Work", 1935), "Mangina Ivrit" ("Hebrew Melody", 1935), "Yaldei HaShemesh" ("Children of the Sun", 1939) and "Adamah" ("The Land", 1947).
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