Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Meir Gur-Aryeh – Collection of Engravings and a Small Drawing – Jerusalem, 1920s–1930s – Signed
Opening: $400
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
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.
Israeli and International Art
Israeli and International Art