Auction 38 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture, Israeli and International Art
Two Pictures of Balfour's Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Hebrew University
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
1. An oil painting-like print on canvas. A reproduction of a painting by the Polish artist Leopold Pilichovsky, from 1925. Portrayed are Lord Balfour delivering a speech in the ceremony and Rabbi Kook, Haim Weizmann, Bialik and many others. The original painting, exceptionally large, is displayed in the administration building of the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus.
26X56.5 cm, framed with no glass. Minor paint flaking and some inscriptions in pen on the frame.
2. Reproduction of the above painting, on cardboard, framed with glass. On the reverse – a sheet of paper with names of the participants in the ceremony according to their position in the painting.
32X63 cm, good condition, frame somewhat damaged.
26X56.5 cm, framed with no glass. Minor paint flaking and some inscriptions in pen on the frame.
2. Reproduction of the above painting, on cardboard, framed with glass. On the reverse – a sheet of paper with names of the participants in the ceremony according to their position in the painting.
32X63 cm, good condition, frame somewhat damaged.
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art
Posters, Bibliophilia, Bezalel, Israeli and International Art