Gan Yeladim Series: Ha’tochen, Ha’tocheneth Ve’avnei Ha’reichaim [“The Miller, His Wife and Their Millstones”]. Children’s story by BEN-ZION RASKIN (“Uncle Ben-Zion”)
AUCTION 15 |
Tuesday, March 12th,
2002 at 1:00
Fine Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The Property of Various Owners
Lot 510
(LISSITZKY, ELIEZER)
Gan Yeladim Series: Ha’tochen, Ha’tocheneth Ve’avnei Ha’reichaim [“The Miller, His Wife and Their Millstones”]. Children’s story by BEN-ZION RASKIN (“Uncle Ben-Zion”)
Warsaw: Tarbut 1923
Est: $6,000 - $7,000
PRICE REALIZED $5,500
Lissitzky’s later Yiddish book illustrations combine some of Chagall’s influence with the contemporary ideas of Constructivism. In Ha’tochen, Ha’tocheneth Ve’avnei Ha’reichaim, Lissitzky’s illustrations are within circles or cubes, the animals evince an anthropomorphic element and the architectural designs are Constructivist in influence. This was the only Hebrew languague work illustrated by Lissitzky. See Ch. Abramsky, Yiddish Book Illustrations in Russia: 1916-1923 in Israel Museum Catalogue, Tradition and Revolution, p.65