Auction 9 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Batik Art on Fabric – Bezalel
Opening: $4,500
Unsold
1. Tower of David in a decorated frame, colorful print on silk. 19X19 cm, framed 36X31 cm.
2. Praying figure in front of the Western Wall, print on canvas. 30X18 cm, framed 45X31.5 cm.
3. Tower of David on the background a man riding on a donkey, print on Canvas.
28X16 cm, framed 43.5X29.5 cm.
4. Two figures with water-jugs, print on canvas. 29X10 cm, framed 45X24 cm.
5. Shepherd playing the flute, print on heavy fabric (velvet?). 40X21 cm, framed
58X39 cm.
Batik works were done by wax-resist dyeing and afterwards soaking in paint, so that areas which were not covered with wax – were dyed.
Miriam Chad-Gadya (Nuessenholz) founded and managed the Batik department of "Bezalel". She was the first "Bezalel" student who learned the batik technique in Vienna in the early 1920's.
2. Praying figure in front of the Western Wall, print on canvas. 30X18 cm, framed 45X31.5 cm.
3. Tower of David on the background a man riding on a donkey, print on Canvas.
28X16 cm, framed 43.5X29.5 cm.
4. Two figures with water-jugs, print on canvas. 29X10 cm, framed 45X24 cm.
5. Shepherd playing the flute, print on heavy fabric (velvet?). 40X21 cm, framed
58X39 cm.
Batik works were done by wax-resist dyeing and afterwards soaking in paint, so that areas which were not covered with wax – were dyed.
Miriam Chad-Gadya (Nuessenholz) founded and managed the Batik department of "Bezalel". She was the first "Bezalel" student who learned the batik technique in Vienna in the early 1920's.
Bezalel
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