Online Auction 026 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

The Levant Fair – Poster Advertising a "Ballet Evening" under the auspices of Gertrude Kraus – Tel Aviv, 1936

Opening: $400
Sold for: $525
Including buyer's premium
"Ballet Evening, Gertrude Kraus & Orenstein Studios." Advertising poster for a ballet performance at the Levant Fair. Design: Oskar Lachs (signed with the Hebrew letter "Lamed"). Tel Aviv: Strod Press, 1936. Hebrew and English.
Depicting the flying camel with a modernist skyscraper to its right. This type of emblem is a recurring theme in many of the posters designed by Oskar Lachs for the Levant Fair.
Gertrude Kraus (1901-1977), native of Vienna, was a dancer and choreographer, and a pioneer in the field of modern dance in Palestine.
Approx. 66X96 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Few tears. Creases. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
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