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Lot 277

Meir Gur-Aryeh – Collection of Engravings and a Small Drawing – Jerusalem, 1920s–1930s – Signed

Twenty engravings and one small drawing, depicting landscapes and views of Jerusalem, signed by Meir Gur-Aryeh. 1920s-1930s.
The collection includes: • Jews at the Western Wall Plaza; • Tower of David; • YMCA building; • Dome of the Rock and the Temple Mount (multiple engravings from various vantage points around the Old City walls); • "The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, drawn from the roof of Bezalel, 1926"; and more.
Some of the engravings appear in duplicate. One engraving depicts Rachel's Tomb.

Enclosed: • Print of the Dome of the Rock by Monia Lender, signed in pencil; • Small color landscape drawing, unsigned.

Size and condition Vary. Overall good condition. Some engravings bear the artist's inked stamp on verso and handwritten notations.