Twelve portraits of Gabriel Talphir, art critic and editor of the journal "Gazith". 1960s-1970s.
Twelve portraits in various media (pencils, ink, pastel and more, on paper), by artists Joshua Neustein (b. 1940); David Messer (1912-1999); David Azuz (b. 1942), Abba Fenichel (1906-1986); Shaoul Smira (b. 1939); Yitzhak Amitai (1907-1984); Chaim Rosenthal (1938-2011); David Gerstein (b. 1944); Aliza Nahor (1915-1987); and Sarah Voscoboinic (?) (1901-1968).
Gabriel Talphir (1901-1990), an art critic, poet, editor and translator, was born in Stanislaw, Galicia, and immigrated to Palestine in 1925. He was the founder of the journal "Gazith" which featured articles about art history, theater and architecture, critique, short monographs of artists (mainly Israeli and Jewish artists) and black and white reproductions of works of art. For many years, "Gazith" was the only journal in Israel dedicated mostly to plastic arts. Being a central figure in the Israeli art scene, Talphir was the subject of many portraits by various artists.
Most of the portraits are signed and dated.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Stains and blemishes.