Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Ze’ev Raban – Sketch for the JNF Golden Book

Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Large sketch for the sixth volume of the Jewish National Fund Golden Book.
Pencil on thick paper. Stamped: "Ze’ev Raban, Industrial Art Workshop (formerly Gur-Arie and Raban), Bezalel, Jerusalem." [Ca. 1939].
A map of Palestine, with a legend beneath reading "Jewish National Fund, Golden Book, Volume 6," appears in the center of the sketch.
49X69 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and blemishes. Fold marks. Tears and small holes at the edges and along the fold lines. Erasures. The entire sketch is mounted upon thin, acid-free paper.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
Bezalel
Bezalel