Auction 87 - Jewish and Israeli Art, History and Culture
Including: sketches by Ze'ev Raban and Bezalel items, hildren's books, avant-garde books, rare ladino periodicals, and more
Ze'ev Raban – Ten Pictures of Palestine – Jerusalem, 1931 – Signed by Raban
Palestine, 10 pictures by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel, Jerusalem. Jerusalem: Bnei Bezalel, 1931.
Album of reproductions of the series of paintings of cities by Ze'ev Raban, depicting Jerusalem, Tiberias, Safed, Jericho, Hebron and other cities, as well as Rachel's Tomb, the Western Wall, and the Tower of David. The reproductions are titled in English on the mounts; housed in a portfolio. The following notation, handwritten in Hebrew by Raban, appears on the inside of the portfolio's front cover: "Ze'ev Raban / Jerusalem 28th of Sivan 5706 / 27.6.1946."
10 reproductions, averaging 25.5X16.5 cm. Matted, and housed in portfolio, 34 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Portfolio spine torn, with loss; front cover of portfolio detached.
Provenance: Estate of Shlomo Kedmi.