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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $300
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Printed certificate (filled in by hand), granted to Freitag M. & Co., Tel Aviv, upon receiving a gold medal "for towels and cotton fabrics" at the Levant Fair in Tel Aviv. "Grafika" offset press, Jerusalem, 1934. Hebrew, English and Arabic. [Design: Ze'ev Raban].
Handsome, illustrated certificate. On the right is a laborer hitting an anvil with a hammer, on the left is a woman carrying a basket on her head alongside a gazelle. In the center is the flying camel emblem. The certificate is signed by the president of the competition's committee of judges, and stamped with the Levant Fair stamp.
42.5X65.5 cm. Thick paper. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Folding marks and creases. Minor defects and tears to margins. Several restored tears.
Handsome, illustrated certificate. On the right is a laborer hitting an anvil with a hammer, on the left is a woman carrying a basket on her head alongside a gazelle. In the center is the flying camel emblem. The certificate is signed by the president of the competition's committee of judges, and stamped with the Levant Fair stamp.
42.5X65.5 cm. Thick paper. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Folding marks and creases. Minor defects and tears to margins. Several restored tears.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $150
Sold for: $475
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The Book of Esther, Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel Jerusalem. Tel-Aviv: "Sinai", [ca .1962]. English (with Hebrew Title).
The Book of Esther, Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. The English text is printed on the left left page of each spread. A plate in color (with a Hebrew text of the scroll and relevant illustrations) is pasted on the right page of each spread.
The book has a Hebrew title page with a dedication handwritten by Raban: "To Elisheva and Mordechai Bar-Dagan, with a greeting, from Raban family. Jerusalem, 1962" (Hebrew).
[12] leaves, [11] illustration plates, 22X24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slightly loose binding. Damages to binding and spine.
The Book of Esther, Illustrated by Ze'ev Raban. The English text is printed on the left left page of each spread. A plate in color (with a Hebrew text of the scroll and relevant illustrations) is pasted on the right page of each spread.
The book has a Hebrew title page with a dedication handwritten by Raban: "To Elisheva and Mordechai Bar-Dagan, with a greeting, from Raban family. Jerusalem, 1962" (Hebrew).
[12] leaves, [11] illustration plates, 22X24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slightly loose binding. Damages to binding and spine.
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
"Shecora Ani veNava", sketch for an illustration for The Song of Songs, by Ze'ev Raban. [ca. 1911-1918].
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
A colorful sketch for an illustration – the verse "Shechora ani veNava". By the sketch appear small illustrations in pencil. On the back of the leaf appear a number of additional sketches in watercolor and in pencil, among them one for the verse "LeSusati Berichve Paro".
In the years 1911 to 1918, Raban created a series of watercolor illustrations for The Song of Songs. The series, which included tenty five illustration, was first published in 1923 ("HaSefer" publishing house, Berlin) and is considered one of his greatest creations.
Leaf: 23X29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tears, repaired, at margins (not affecting sketches). Attached to passé par-tout at upper margins.
Literature: Ze'ev Raban, a Hebrew Symbolist, by Batsheva Goldman-Ida (Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yitzchak Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001), items no 31.1, 38.
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
A colorful sketch for an illustration – the verse "Shechora ani veNava". By the sketch appear small illustrations in pencil. On the back of the leaf appear a number of additional sketches in watercolor and in pencil, among them one for the verse "LeSusati Berichve Paro".
In the years 1911 to 1918, Raban created a series of watercolor illustrations for The Song of Songs. The series, which included tenty five illustration, was first published in 1923 ("HaSefer" publishing house, Berlin) and is considered one of his greatest creations.
Leaf: 23X29 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tears, repaired, at margins (not affecting sketches). Attached to passé par-tout at upper margins.
Literature: Ze'ev Raban, a Hebrew Symbolist, by Batsheva Goldman-Ida (Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yitzchak Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001), items no 31.1, 38.
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Bezalel
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $100
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Ze'ev Raban, two original sketches for Chad Gadya. [Early 1920s].
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper. Unsigned.
Two leaves with initial sketches of medallions (at various stages of work) with scenes of Chad Gadya. Beside the medallions and on the verso of the leaves are several more sketches (figures).
Similar medallions appear on the bronze relief of Chad Gadya by Raban, 1914. See: Ze'ev Raban, a Hebrew Symbolist, by Batsheva Goldman-Ida (Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001), Item no. 66 (p. 68).
[2] leaves, each 11.5X19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and creases. Tiny holes and tears. Pencil drawings and scribbles on the sketches. Attached to passe-partout at upper margins.
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper. Unsigned.
Two leaves with initial sketches of medallions (at various stages of work) with scenes of Chad Gadya. Beside the medallions and on the verso of the leaves are several more sketches (figures).
Similar medallions appear on the bronze relief of Chad Gadya by Raban, 1914. See: Ze'ev Raban, a Hebrew Symbolist, by Batsheva Goldman-Ida (Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001), Item no. 66 (p. 68).
[2] leaves, each 11.5X19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and creases. Tiny holes and tears. Pencil drawings and scribbles on the sketches. Attached to passe-partout at upper margins.
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Bezalel
Catalogue
Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Ze'ev Raban, six original drawings – sketches of illustrations for the Book of Job. [Early 1940s].
Ink, pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper. Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel Jerusalem". Pen and pencil drawings appear in the margins of some of the sketches.
In 1942, Raban created a series of illustrations for the Book of Job for a British officer who lost his son. The Book was written on parchment and bound in silver, the binding having been designed by Raban as well. In 1967, a printed edition of the Book of Job with Raban's illustrations was published (by Sinai Publishing Co.).
1-2. Job in prayer, two colorful sketches.
* Drawing on paper: Leaf - 17.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and light stains. * Drawing on parchment paper: leaf - 8X10.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor damage. Adhesive tape strips on verso (along the entire length of the leaf).
3. Colored sketch for the illustration of the verse "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite [and] Zophar the Naamathite went…".
Leaf: 35X40 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears, some open, to margins. Two strips of adhesive tape on verso, near the upper margins.
4. Colored sketch for illustrating the verse "… and Satan came also among them".
Leaf: 29X31 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Discoloration. Tear to upper right corner, not affecting the sketch.
5. Colored sketch illustrating the verse "Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; eats grass as cattle".
Leaf: 31X34 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. A strip of paper is pasted in the upper left corner and adhesive tape traces on verso.
6. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord, Job Chap. I Verse 21" – pencil sketch of the verse which appeared on the silver binding of the Book of Job.
Leaf: 9.5X17 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Small open tears to margins.
Each drawing is in a passe-partout (attached at the upper margins. One drawing is detached from the passe-partout).
Enclosed: The Book of Job, with 12 illustrations of Raban. Tel Aviv: Sinai Publishing, 1967. Hebrew and English.
Ink, pencil, watercolor and gouache on paper. Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel Jerusalem". Pen and pencil drawings appear in the margins of some of the sketches.
In 1942, Raban created a series of illustrations for the Book of Job for a British officer who lost his son. The Book was written on parchment and bound in silver, the binding having been designed by Raban as well. In 1967, a printed edition of the Book of Job with Raban's illustrations was published (by Sinai Publishing Co.).
1-2. Job in prayer, two colorful sketches.
* Drawing on paper: Leaf - 17.5X20.5 cm. Good condition. Creases and light stains. * Drawing on parchment paper: leaf - 8X10.5 cm. Fair condition. Minor damage. Adhesive tape strips on verso (along the entire length of the leaf).
3. Colored sketch for the illustration of the verse "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite [and] Zophar the Naamathite went…".
Leaf: 35X40 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears, some open, to margins. Two strips of adhesive tape on verso, near the upper margins.
4. Colored sketch for illustrating the verse "… and Satan came also among them".
Leaf: 29X31 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Discoloration. Tear to upper right corner, not affecting the sketch.
5. Colored sketch illustrating the verse "Behold now behemoth, which I made with you; eats grass as cattle".
Leaf: 31X34 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. A strip of paper is pasted in the upper left corner and adhesive tape traces on verso.
6. "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away blessed be the name of the Lord, Job Chap. I Verse 21" – pencil sketch of the verse which appeared on the silver binding of the Book of Job.
Leaf: 9.5X17 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Small open tears to margins.
Each drawing is in a passe-partout (attached at the upper margins. One drawing is detached from the passe-partout).
Enclosed: The Book of Job, with 12 illustrations of Raban. Tel Aviv: Sinai Publishing, 1967. Hebrew and English.
Category
Bezalel
Catalogue
Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $250
Sold for: $313
Including buyer's premium
Two sketches for illustrations to legends about King Solomon, by Ze'ev Raban. [ca. 1920s].
1. "Vayuva Ashmedai Lifne HaMelech", sketch for an illustration – the legend "Shlomo veAshmedai" by Haim Nachman Bialik. Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 21X13 cm, framed: 52.5X42.5 cm. Good condition. Slight creases and stains. A number of tears at margins of leaves, reinforced with adhesive tape. Unexamined out of frame.
Literature: Zeev Raban, Hebrew Symbolist by Bat-Sheva Goldman Ida. ( Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yitzchak Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001. Item no. 169.2 (p. 127).
2. Shlomo HaMelech al Kis'o, sketch for an illustration (apparently for a legend about King Solomon adapted by Haim Nachman Bialik). Watercolor and pencil on paper.
Leaf: 24X16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Small tears at margins of leaf. Lower left corner of leaf is missing (no damage to illustration). Matted.
1. "Vayuva Ashmedai Lifne HaMelech", sketch for an illustration – the legend "Shlomo veAshmedai" by Haim Nachman Bialik. Watercolor on paper.
Approx. 21X13 cm, framed: 52.5X42.5 cm. Good condition. Slight creases and stains. A number of tears at margins of leaves, reinforced with adhesive tape. Unexamined out of frame.
Literature: Zeev Raban, Hebrew Symbolist by Bat-Sheva Goldman Ida. ( Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Yitzchak Ben-Zvi Institute, 2001. Item no. 169.2 (p. 127).
2. Shlomo HaMelech al Kis'o, sketch for an illustration (apparently for a legend about King Solomon adapted by Haim Nachman Bialik). Watercolor and pencil on paper.
Leaf: 24X16 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Small tears at margins of leaf. Lower left corner of leaf is missing (no damage to illustration). Matted.
Category
Bezalel
Catalogue
Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
17 sketches for book illustrations and decorations by Ze'ev Raban. Some are ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Sketches for book illustrations, for sculptures and for decorations, among them: "Dream of Jacob", sketch for a Passover Haggadah. * Ruth, sketch for the title page of the Book of Ruth published by "Bnei Bezalel". * "Ishkigal Malkat Sheol Tachtit veEretz", sketch for the book "Epic of Gilgamesh". * Sketch for the title of the book "Agadat Bat Shlomo HaKeluah BaMigdal" (Published by Sann's Publishing, New York). * Sketch for a decorated frame with the Seven Species and the Zodiac. * Two sketches for paintings (maybe for a promotional purpose) depicting a family at home. * and more.
17 sketches. 10.5X8 cm. to 51X32 cm. Condition varies. A number of sketches are linen backed. Some are matted.
Pencil and watercolor on paper.
Sketches for book illustrations, for sculptures and for decorations, among them: "Dream of Jacob", sketch for a Passover Haggadah. * Ruth, sketch for the title page of the Book of Ruth published by "Bnei Bezalel". * "Ishkigal Malkat Sheol Tachtit veEretz", sketch for the book "Epic of Gilgamesh". * Sketch for the title of the book "Agadat Bat Shlomo HaKeluah BaMigdal" (Published by Sann's Publishing, New York). * Sketch for a decorated frame with the Seven Species and the Zodiac. * Two sketches for paintings (maybe for a promotional purpose) depicting a family at home. * and more.
17 sketches. 10.5X8 cm. to 51X32 cm. Condition varies. A number of sketches are linen backed. Some are matted.
Category
Bezalel
Catalogue
Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
1. "And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb", sketch for a ceramic tile picture which adorned the home of Ze'ev Raban in Jerusalem. [Early 1920s].
Pencil and watercolor on paper. Stamped on verso, "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem".
19X41 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Tears. Small open tears to margins, not affecting sketch. Some tears restored with adhesive tape on verso. Light stains. Slightly dark paper. Attached to a passe-partout on upper margins.
Literature: Tiles Adorned City, by Batia Carmiel (Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, the Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1996), Illustration no. 5 (pp. 22-23).
2. Sketch for a triptych with three vignettes of Adam and Eve and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Illustrations for the verses "And they sewed fig-leaves", "And He banished Man" and "By the sweat of your brow, you shall eat bread").
Pencil and watercolor on paper. Several stamps of "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem".
Leaf 14X45 cm. Good condition. Light stains and creases. Tears to margins, not affecting sketch. Attached to passe-partout at upper margins.
Pencil and watercolor on paper. Stamped on verso, "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem".
19X41 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Tears. Small open tears to margins, not affecting sketch. Some tears restored with adhesive tape on verso. Light stains. Slightly dark paper. Attached to a passe-partout on upper margins.
Literature: Tiles Adorned City, by Batia Carmiel (Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, the Museum of the History of Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1996), Illustration no. 5 (pp. 22-23).
2. Sketch for a triptych with three vignettes of Adam and Eve and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden (Illustrations for the verses "And they sewed fig-leaves", "And He banished Man" and "By the sweat of your brow, you shall eat bread").
Pencil and watercolor on paper. Several stamps of "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur Aryeh & Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem".
Leaf 14X45 cm. Good condition. Light stains and creases. Tears to margins, not affecting sketch. Attached to passe-partout at upper margins.
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Bezalel
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $200
Sold for: $600
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Adam and Eve. Two sketches by Ze'ev Raban. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
1. Tree of Knowledge, watercolor on paper. An additional sketch appears on the reverse.
Leaf: 34X42 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Tears at margins, not affecting sketch. Stains. Pieces of adhesive tape at margins of leaf. Attached to passé par-tout at top margins.
2. Eve and the Snake. Watercolor on paper.
Leaf: 50X20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Tears and open tears at margins of leaf (long tear at bottom margins, along one of the folding lines). Stains. Attached to passé par-tout at top margin.
1. Tree of Knowledge, watercolor on paper. An additional sketch appears on the reverse.
Leaf: 34X42 cm. Good-fair condition. Creases. Tears at margins, not affecting sketch. Stains. Pieces of adhesive tape at margins of leaf. Attached to passé par-tout at top margins.
2. Eve and the Snake. Watercolor on paper.
Leaf: 50X20.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Tears and open tears at margins of leaf (long tear at bottom margins, along one of the folding lines). Stains. Attached to passé par-tout at top margin.
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Bezalel
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $500
Sold for: $938
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Five original sketches by Ze'ev Raban – drawings of pioneers and settlement.
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper.
1. Workers harvesting wheat – ink and watercolor drawing. Titled on the margins "Carmel, Yizrael valley, agricultural settlement and harvesting wheat" (Hebrew). Ink-Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
Leaf: approx. 20X10 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Stains. Small tears. Leaf is cut at the corners and restored (with pasted pieces of paper), not affecting drawing. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
2. Orange-picking – ink and watercolor drawing. Titled on the margins: "Carmel, Sharon valley, planting and orange picking" (Hebrew). Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
3. Shepherd and herd of Cows – pencil and watercolor drawing. Ink stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
A primary drawing appears on verso – a different work.
Leaf: 25X17 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases. Numbered "7" on upper right corner. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
4-5. Two drawings – sketches for doors (?) – ink and color pencils. Ink-stamped "Industrial art studio, M. Gur Aryih and Z. Raban, Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew) and "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew). One is titled by hand, at the margins.
Leaves: approx. 20X27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears (one tear reinforced with adhesive tape). Filing holes to one leaf. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper.
1. Workers harvesting wheat – ink and watercolor drawing. Titled on the margins "Carmel, Yizrael valley, agricultural settlement and harvesting wheat" (Hebrew). Ink-Stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
Leaf: approx. 20X10 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Stains. Small tears. Leaf is cut at the corners and restored (with pasted pieces of paper), not affecting drawing. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
2. Orange-picking – ink and watercolor drawing. Titled on the margins: "Carmel, Sharon valley, planting and orange picking" (Hebrew). Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
3. Shepherd and herd of Cows – pencil and watercolor drawing. Ink stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
A primary drawing appears on verso – a different work.
Leaf: 25X17 cm. Good condition. Some stains and creases. Numbered "7" on upper right corner. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
4-5. Two drawings – sketches for doors (?) – ink and color pencils. Ink-stamped "Industrial art studio, M. Gur Aryih and Z. Raban, Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew) and "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew). One is titled by hand, at the margins.
Leaves: approx. 20X27 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Tears (one tear reinforced with adhesive tape). Filing holes to one leaf. Attached to passé-par-tout at upper corners.
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Bezalel
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $400
Unsold
Two sketches by Ze'ev Raban for the Freemasons:
1. "Gold Certificate", sketch for a certificate for a donation towards the construction of "Mizpah" lodge of the Free Masons in Jerusalem, designed by Ze'ev Raban, [1940s]. Ink and watercolor on paper and on vellum. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
21.5X30.5 cm, framed in a 33X42 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
2. Round sketch depicting a fighter, in one hand holding a shield with the Freemasons emblem and in his other hand a spear with a flag and the letters "א. ב.". on it. The fighter stands on a stone gate with a fire-breathing dragon at his feet; the sea is seen in the background with a rising sun. Pencil, golden ink and watercolor on paper. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
Leaf: approx. 20X20.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases. Lacking a small piece, not affecting sketch. Matted.
Enclosed: Emblem of "Mizpah" Lodge of the Freemasons in Jerusalem, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Cut out of a printed advertisement of the lodge. Ink stamped on the reverse "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
1. "Gold Certificate", sketch for a certificate for a donation towards the construction of "Mizpah" lodge of the Free Masons in Jerusalem, designed by Ze'ev Raban, [1940s]. Ink and watercolor on paper and on vellum. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
21.5X30.5 cm, framed in a 33X42 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
2. Round sketch depicting a fighter, in one hand holding a shield with the Freemasons emblem and in his other hand a spear with a flag and the letters "א. ב.". on it. The fighter stands on a stone gate with a fire-breathing dragon at his feet; the sea is seen in the background with a rising sun. Pencil, golden ink and watercolor on paper. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
Leaf: approx. 20X20.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Creases. Lacking a small piece, not affecting sketch. Matted.
Enclosed: Emblem of "Mizpah" Lodge of the Freemasons in Jerusalem, designed by Ze'ev Raban. Cut out of a printed advertisement of the lodge. Ink stamped on the reverse "Ze'ev Raban, studio for industrial art (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
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Online Auction 014 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 5, 2018
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
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Collection of works by Ze'ev Raban and Meir Gur-Arieh – original sketches (pencil, ink and watercolor on paper) for logos and wrappers for products, and printing proofs.
1-3. Three sketches for labels by Ze'ev Raban:
* Sketch – label for soap made by "Emek" – "Emek Palestine Olive Oil Toilet Soap". Ink stamped on the back "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
* "Zoulaika" sketch for a label. Hand-signed by Raban and ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
* Sketch for "Lieber" company cocoa label. Ink stamped on the back "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
4. Leaf with illustrations of a cactus and a palm tree. With an inscription hand-signed by Raban: "for A. Baltinester, finished on 30.4.45 Z. Raban".
5. "Diskin Orphanage", Final sketch for a sign. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem". Framed.
6-7. Two leaves with pencil sketches for logos, by Meir Gur-Arieh – sketches for a logo "LeMa'an HaYeled veHaNa'ar" and sketches for a logo with the name "Yahav" in ancient Hebrew script. Both signed by Meir Gur-Arieh.
8. Printed label for "Nur Cigarettes", with illustration in color.
9. Proof printings for title page of the newspaper "Palestine and the Near East", designed by Meir Gur-Arieh (special issue – 25th anniversary of "Bezalel").
Size and condition vary.
1-3. Three sketches for labels by Ze'ev Raban:
* Sketch – label for soap made by "Emek" – "Emek Palestine Olive Oil Toilet Soap". Ink stamped on the back "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
* "Zoulaika" sketch for a label. Hand-signed by Raban and ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
* Sketch for "Lieber" company cocoa label. Ink stamped on the back "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem" (Hebrew).
4. Leaf with illustrations of a cactus and a palm tree. With an inscription hand-signed by Raban: "for A. Baltinester, finished on 30.4.45 Z. Raban".
5. "Diskin Orphanage", Final sketch for a sign. Ink-stamped "Ze'ev Raban, Industrial Art Studio (formerly Gur-Arieh and Raban), Bezalel, Yerushalem". Framed.
6-7. Two leaves with pencil sketches for logos, by Meir Gur-Arieh – sketches for a logo "LeMa'an HaYeled veHaNa'ar" and sketches for a logo with the name "Yahav" in ancient Hebrew script. Both signed by Meir Gur-Arieh.
8. Printed label for "Nur Cigarettes", with illustration in color.
9. Proof printings for title page of the newspaper "Palestine and the Near East", designed by Meir Gur-Arieh (special issue – 25th anniversary of "Bezalel").
Size and condition vary.
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