Auction 104 Part 1 Rare and Important Items
Ben Uri Album – Six Prints by Lazar Berson – Hand-Colored Copy
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for: $1,250
Including buyer's premium
Ben Uri Album, natsional yidish dekorativer kunst-ferayin, noch yidishe motivn fun fargangene tsaytn. By Lazar Berson, with an introduction by British-Jewish author Israel Zangwill. [Printed by I. Naroditsky, London, 1916 (5676)].
A portfolio comprising six hand-colored lithographic prints depicting various Jewish motifs – the Shema Yisrael prayer, Birkat Kohanim, menorahs, Stars of David, and more. One of the prints features a memorial monument to Theodor Herzl. The portfolio itself, designed by Berson and hand-colored, is printed with a dedication: "Dedicated to Bezalel Ben Uri of the tribe of Judah, father of Hebrew artists" (Hebrew).
The interior includes the regulations of the "Ben-Uri" artists’ society, a list of its members (both in Yiddish), and an introduction by Israel Zangwill (in English).
Enclosed is a leaf with clippings of Yiddish press reviews on the society and its members’ artistic work (two printed pages).
[1] leaf + [6] prints. Approx. 26X32 cm. Good condition. Minor defects to plates. Portfolio in good to fair condition, with marginal tears (some with slight loss affecting printed area). Front and back covers detached.
Prints and Paintings
Prints and Paintings