Auction 56 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Four Anti-Israeli Posters - Leningrad, 1971-1972
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Four anti-Israeli posters, illustrated by artists from the "Militant Pencil" group (Боевой карандаш, Boevoi Karandash). Leningrad (St. Petersburg): Художник РСФСР (Xudoznik RSFSR), 1971-1972. Russian.
Anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist posters, with color illustrations and rhymed Russian text. One of the posters shows the figure of "Uncle Sam" delivering American warplanes to Moshe Dayan.
One of the posters was illustrated by F. [Fyodor] Nelyubin (Федор Нелюбин). The other three were illustrated by J. [Joseph] Yefimovsky (Жозеф Ефимовский).
The "Militant Pencil" group of artists was active in Leningrad beginning in 1939, creating satirical posters and illustrations on diverse subjects related to Russian and international politics.
Approx. 42.5X57 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects to some of the posters.
Anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist posters, with color illustrations and rhymed Russian text. One of the posters shows the figure of "Uncle Sam" delivering American warplanes to Moshe Dayan.
One of the posters was illustrated by F. [Fyodor] Nelyubin (Федор Нелюбин). The other three were illustrated by J. [Joseph] Yefimovsky (Жозеф Ефимовский).
The "Militant Pencil" group of artists was active in Leningrad beginning in 1939, creating satirical posters and illustrations on diverse subjects related to Russian and international politics.
Approx. 42.5X57 cm. Good overall condition. Slight defects to some of the posters.
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade
Anti-Semitism, The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah, Jewish Brigade