Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Ze'ev Raban - Two Original Sketches

Opening: $350
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Ze'ev Raban - two original sketches. Ink and pencil on paper.
1. "Seder Kinot Le'Tish'a B'Av" [Reading Order of Lamentations on Tish'a B'Av] - sketch for a book title-page illustration (?). Stamped with the stamp of the atelier "Ze'ev Raban, Workshop for Industrial Art (formerly Gur-Arie and Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem" [Hebrew]. Leaf: 21X17 cm, in frame: 39.5X35.5 cm. Creases. Tears to margins. Unexamined out of frame.
2. Sketch for an illustration. On the right are three figures praying - a Jew, a Muslim and a Christian. Underneath them is a penciled Hebrew inscription reading: "The Muslim is on the right. The Christian is on the left…". On the left are the same figures in different postures. Unsigned. Leaf: 13.5X22.5 cm, in frame: 31.5X41 cm. Creases and some stains. Small tears to margins. Unexamined out of frame.
Provenance: Willy Lindwer collection.
Bezalel
Bezalel