Duda’im ["Mandrakes": Children's Book]

AUCTION 37 | Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 180

GUR-ARYE, MEIR

Duda’im ["Mandrakes": Children's Book]

Twenty silhouette illustrations Original color pictorial stiff wrappers, staples. Rectangular 4to

Tel Aviv: 1947

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

Accompanied by: Seven original preparatory sketches by Gur-Arye for the book Duda'im, one signed. Meir Gur-Arie (Gorodetzky) (1891-1951) was a prominent member of the Bezalel School of artists, one of his specialties being silhouettes. See Israel Museum Catalogue, Bezalel 1906-1929 (1983), p.370