Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Joseph Budko – Four Woodcuts for Poems by Bialik

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Sold for: $188
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Four woodcuts by Joseph Budko, for poems by Chaim Nachman Bialik. [Early 1920s].
Four woodcuts, signed in pencil, made by Joseph Budko for the bibliophilic edition of Chaim Nachman Bialik's writings and translations, published by "Chovevei HaShirah HaIvrit" (Berlin, 1923).
Enclosed is a reproduction of a letter sent by Bialik to Budko (Hamburg, 1923) referring to the works of art before us.
Four woodcuts: approx. 17x12 cm (leaves: approx. 22x15c m). Good overall condition. Each one of the leaves is set in a passe-partout (with tissue guards).
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Israeli and International Art – Books, Prints and Paintings
Israeli and International Art – Books, Prints and Paintings