Auction 35 - Rare and Important Judaica
Collection of 643 Original Israeli Caricatures
Opening: $3,000
Sold for: $4,000
Including buyer's premium
Collection of 643 original Israeli caricatures published in Davar and Davar L'Yeladim (for children) newspapers. They include 402 caricatures by Peretz Weinreich and 194 sketches by Abba Fenichel. Eretz Israel, 1960s.
This collection can be divided into two main categories:
1. Political and social caricatures. This category includes 449 caricatures of political and social subjects, mainly from the second half of the 60s; all ink on paper, most black and white. Were published in Davar newspaper.
The caricatures in this category deal humorously, cunningly and cuttingly with a variety of topics discussed in the daily papers and by the Israeli population during the 1960s, such as elections, the War of Attrition, diplomatic relations with the US, the state of Jews of the Eastern Block in general and particularly the Jews in the USSR, the relations of the USSR with Syria and Lebanon, the Rogers Plan (for peace between Israel, Egypt and Jordan), national soccer and the Olympic games, etc.
The caricatures of this category were illustrated by several caricaturists, some of them are leading Israeli caricaturists: 402 were illustrated by Peretz Weinreich [born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925; ascended to Israel after the establishment of the State and published caricatures for many newspapers. Weinreich is considered the senior Israeli caricaturist and one of the most productive. In 2008, he received the Golden Pencil award]. 47 were illustrated by various caricaturists: Dosh (Kariel Gardosh), Adar Darian, Peri (Franz Rosenfeld), Danny Kermen and S. Rotem.
2. Illustrations for stories and theater critics. This category includes 194 illustrations from that time. The illustrations (mostly ink sketches on paper) were all done by the artist Abba Fenichel (1906-1986) – one of the most prominent artists in the field of sketching in Israel – all with his signature.
These illustrations accompanied children's stories published in Davar L'Yeladim (for children) magazine as well as theater reviews published in Davar newspaper.
Varied size and condition.
This collection can be divided into two main categories:
1. Political and social caricatures. This category includes 449 caricatures of political and social subjects, mainly from the second half of the 60s; all ink on paper, most black and white. Were published in Davar newspaper.
The caricatures in this category deal humorously, cunningly and cuttingly with a variety of topics discussed in the daily papers and by the Israeli population during the 1960s, such as elections, the War of Attrition, diplomatic relations with the US, the state of Jews of the Eastern Block in general and particularly the Jews in the USSR, the relations of the USSR with Syria and Lebanon, the Rogers Plan (for peace between Israel, Egypt and Jordan), national soccer and the Olympic games, etc.
The caricatures of this category were illustrated by several caricaturists, some of them are leading Israeli caricaturists: 402 were illustrated by Peretz Weinreich [born in Warsaw, Poland, 1925; ascended to Israel after the establishment of the State and published caricatures for many newspapers. Weinreich is considered the senior Israeli caricaturist and one of the most productive. In 2008, he received the Golden Pencil award]. 47 were illustrated by various caricaturists: Dosh (Kariel Gardosh), Adar Darian, Peri (Franz Rosenfeld), Danny Kermen and S. Rotem.
2. Illustrations for stories and theater critics. This category includes 194 illustrations from that time. The illustrations (mostly ink sketches on paper) were all done by the artist Abba Fenichel (1906-1986) – one of the most prominent artists in the field of sketching in Israel – all with his signature.
These illustrations accompanied children's stories published in Davar L'Yeladim (for children) magazine as well as theater reviews published in Davar newspaper.
Varied size and condition.