Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art

Dizengoff Project for the Tel-Aviv Museum – Poster designed by Oscar Lax, 1936

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Dizengoff project for the museum. Tel-Aviv: Hotza'at Eretz Israel press, 1936. Design: Oscar Lax. Hebrew.
A poster calling the residents of Tel-Aviv to donate for the "Dizengoff Project". The portrait of Dizengoff is presented in the center, a section of his will and an illustration of the Tel-Aviv museum's front (Beit Meir Dizengoff). The map of Tel-Aviv is seen in the background.
The mayor of Tel-Aviv, Meir Dizengoff, mentioned in his will the Tel-Aviv museum: "my last request of the residents of Tel-Aviv: I devoted a significant part of my life to this city and now I hand over to you my youngest and beloved child – the Tel-Aviv museum. Preserve it, for this museum shall be a source of pride and honor for our city". About one month after his passing, on October 11,1936, the "Dizengoff Project" was announced – fund raising for the museum.
88X60 cm, framed 101X73 cm. Good condition. Folding marks. Minor tears. Not examined out of frame.
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art