“Oriental Lace.”

Auction 92 | Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts

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Lot 258

SIMON, YOHANAN.

“Oriental Lace.”

Gouache on paper. Signed by the artist in Hebrew and in English and dated at lower corners. Titled on verso (in Hebrew). Exhibition label on verso. (Tel-Aviv), 1967. 15 x 23 inches (38 x 58.5 cm). Framed. (With gallery invoice, June, 1968).

(Tel Aviv):

Est: $4,000 - $6,000

Berlin born, Yohanan Simon (1905-76) studied at the Max Beckmann School of Art in Frankfurt and the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He then moved to Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, before spending time in New York. Simon immigrated to Palestine in 1936, becoming a member of Kibbutz Gan Shmuel. He executed a number of murals for public buildings and hotels; he also illustrated books and designed stage sets. His later work became more abstract and colorful, seemingly influenced by Fauvism.