Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Мандри Веньямина Третього ("The Travels of Benjamin III" by Mendele Mocher Sforim), Ukrainian translation and notes by B. Raitsin (Райцин). Kharkiv: Радянська література, 1934. Russian.
The volume features numerous plates and illustrations, based on woodcuts by
Moisei Fradkin (Моисей Залманович Фрадкин; 1904-1974), who lived and worked in Kharkiv.
173, [3] pages. 17 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Inscriptions. Stamp on back endpaper. Minor wear and stains to binding.
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Works in Yiddish and Compositions on Various Jewish Subjects
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![Two books with illustrations by Gregory (Hersh) Inger:
1. In Shvern Gang [On a Hard Journey], poems by Moshe](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/120_1.jpg "Two Books Designed by Hersh Inger – Moscow, 1929 / 1945")
![Two books with illustrations by Gregory (Hersh) Inger:
1. In Shvern Gang [On a Hard Journey], poems by Moshe](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale99/120_2.jpg "Two Books Designed by Hersh Inger – Moscow, 1929 / 1945")
Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
Opening: $250
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Two books with illustrations by Gregory (Hersh) Inger:
1. In Shvern Gang [On a Hard Journey], poems by Moshe Khashtewatsky [Moshe Khaschavetsky]. Moscow: Tsentralfarlag, 1929. (On the cover: "Tsentralfarlag – Kharkiv"). Yiddish. With the author's dedication.
155, [3] pages. 17.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes and tears, with slight damage to illustration on cover, and spine. Minor tears to edges of spine, some restored. Pen markings.
2. Мальчик Мотл [Motl, Peysi the Cantor's Son], by Sholem Aleichem. Moscow: ОГИЗ: Государственное Изд-во "Дер Емес", 1945. Russian.
89, [3] pages. Approx. 20 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor tears to edges of the cover and spine.
Hersh Inger (Герш Бенционович (Григорий Борисович) Ингер, 1910-1995), Soviet-Jewish artist born in Ukraine. Known for his illustrations of Sholem Aleichem's works and series of paintings on musical themes. His work was concerned with Jewish life and the Shtetl, and combined traditional Jewish motifs with modernist style.
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Works in Yiddish and Compositions on Various Jewish Subjects
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Auction 99 Part 1 Avant-Garde Art and Russian Literature from the Rachel and Joseph Brindt Collection
Nov 5, 2024
Opening: $100
Sold for: $163
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Six books and booklets designed and illustrated by Meir Axelrod:
1. Mit Biks in Hant [With a Rifle in Hand], poems by M. Golbshteyn [Motye Golbshteyn]. Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1947. On the title page,
dedication by the author to the illustrator Meir Axelrod and his wife, writer and translator Rivka Rubin, 1.6.1947.
2. Afn Hoykhn Barg [On a High Mountain], poems by A. Gontar (Avraham Gontar). Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1947. On the title page,
dedication by the author to Rivka Rubin, 18.6.1947.
3. Gezang fun Mayn Gemit (1941-1946) [Songs of My Spirit (1941-1946)], by Leyb Kvitko. Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1947. Cover, illustrations and plates by Meir Axelrod.
4. Finf un Zibetsik Toyznt, a Pekl [The Seventy-Five Thousand], by Sholem Aleichem. Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1947.
5. Der Farkishefter Shnayder [The Enchanted Tailor], by Sholem Aleichem (from "Mayses far Yidishe Kinder"). Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1947.
6. Dos Meserl, der Zeyger, Afn Fidl [The Penknife, the Clock, On the Violin], three stories by Sholem Aleichem (from "Mayses far Yidishe Kinder"). Moscow: Ogiz, Melukhe-Farlag "Der Emes", 1948.
6 books and booklets. Size and condition vary.
Meir Axelrod (Меер Моисеевич Аксельрод; 1902-1970), Jewish-Soviet painter, illustrator, and artist, born to a traditional family in Minsk. He studied at the Academy of Arts in Moscow (Вхутемас), where he later taught painting. Influenced by avant-garde artistic movements, he also incorporated elements of socialist realism. Many of his works dealt with traditional Jewish themes. He was a member of several Soviet artists' movements and illustrated various books in Yiddish and Russian. Axelrod exhibited in numerous exhibitions and gained recognition as one of the prominent artists among Soviet Jews.
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Works in Yiddish and Compositions on Various Jewish Subjects
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