Auction 91 Part 1 Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
Nechemia Bedarshi (1897-1953) – Sketch for a Filigree Work – Cover for "Sefer HaYovel", 1916
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Sketch for a filigree book cover by Bezalel student Nechemia Bedarshi, . [Jerusalem: 1916].
Gouache on black paper. Signed and captioned (in Hebrew): "N. Bedarshi, cover for Sefer HaYovel [Jubilee Book], filigree, Shevat 5676 [1916]".
Painter Nechemia Bedarshi (1897-1953), native of Thessaloniki, studied at Bezalel between 1913 and 1917. Bezalel's 10th anniversary, and the school's founder, Boris Schatz' 50th birthday, both took place during 1916. Possibly, the present sketch was created on the occasion of one of these events.
Approx. 23X27.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Marginal tears and perforations (without damage to sketch). Few creases. Stains to verso.
Provenance: Estate of Nechemia Bedarshi.
Gouache on black paper. Signed and captioned (in Hebrew): "N. Bedarshi, cover for Sefer HaYovel [Jubilee Book], filigree, Shevat 5676 [1916]".
Painter Nechemia Bedarshi (1897-1953), native of Thessaloniki, studied at Bezalel between 1913 and 1917. Bezalel's 10th anniversary, and the school's founder, Boris Schatz' 50th birthday, both took place during 1916. Possibly, the present sketch was created on the occasion of one of these events.
Approx. 23X27.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Marginal tears and perforations (without damage to sketch). Few creases. Stains to verso.
Provenance: Estate of Nechemia Bedarshi.
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