Auction 36 - Objects: Judaica, Israeliana, Numismatics and Medals

Printing Block - "Abraham" - E. M. Lilien

Opening: $200
Sold for: $450
Including buyer's premium
Printing block used for printing "Abraham", [Eretz Israel], around 1910.
[Zinc]; wood.
This printing block was used for printing Ephraim Moses Lilien's famous print "Abraham". This work, as well as other works by Lilien, is in the style of "art novo". Abraham is depicted holding his shaft looking toward the sky, where a group of stylized stars are seen.
Width: 10cm, lengh: 12.5cm, thickness: 2.5cm.
Israeliana
Israeliana