Auction 47 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"Koyft dem Shekel!" – Herzl – Poster Designed by Otte Wallisch

Opening: $500
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"Koyft dem Shekel!" poster calling to buy "Zionist Shekel". Printed in commemoration of the publication of Theodor Herzl's book "The Jewish State". Linol: Zvi Bergman Institute. Cooperative Printing Press "HaPo'el HaTza'ir", Tel-Aviv [1946]. Signed in print: MW (atelier [Ernst] Machner / [Otte] Wallisch). Yiddish and Hebrew.
Portrait of Herzl (drawn by Otte Wallisch) appears in the center and the inscription "The Jewish State is the World's need and it will therefore be established" in Hebrew and Yiddish. 34.5X49.5 cm. Good condition. Horizontal folding mark. Open tear (small) at lower part.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen.
Posters, "Bezalel", Bibliophilia and Art Books, Israeli and International Art
Posters, "Bezalel", Bibliophilia and Art Books, Israeli and International Art