TWO RUGS DEPICTING THEODOR HERZL.
AUCTION 38 |
Thursday, November 29th,
2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art
Lot 324
TWO RUGS DEPICTING THEODOR HERZL.
Bezalel School, Jerusalem. Early 20th century:
Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $400
Immortal image, first derived from a photograph taken by E. M. Lilien during the First Zionist Congress in Basel in 1897. After appearing as an engraving by Hermann Struck, it came to be reproduced in every conceivable medium for more than a century. See: A. Felton, Jewish Carpets: A History and Guide (1997) p. 73; Yeshiva University Museum Catalogue, Theodor Herzl (1998) no.150