Le Juifs Devant Le Mur de Salomon.

AUCTION 12 | Tuesday, March 13th, 2001 at 1:00

Important Hebrew Printed Books and Manuscripts From the Library of the London Beth Din

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Lot 311

BIDA.

Le Juifs Devant Le Mur de Salomon.

Print. Wide margins. Few small clean tears at lower margin 500x590 mm.

French, c.1880.:

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,000

Large print on contemporary wide marginal mount. Issued by Goupil in Paris and Knoedler in New York. An enduring image of Jews at prayer at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Bida masterfully combines expressiveness with formal stability, covering the entire surface with texture.