Der Galaganer-Hon [“The Arrogant Rooster”]. A children’s tale by Peretz Markish

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art

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(TCHAIKOV, JOSEPH).

Der Galaganer-Hon [“The Arrogant Rooster”]. A children’s tale by Peretz Markish

With color pictorial boards and 26 illustrations by TCHAIKOV pp. 30. Original color-pictoral stiff wrappers, light stains, expertly repaired. Lg. 4to Israel Museum Catalogue, Tradition and Revolution, no.63 i-x (illustrated)

Berlin: Klal Verlag 1922

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,000

With its’ dramatic Constructivist imagery, Der Galaganer-Hon is Tchaikov’s finest illustrated Yiddish book. Tchaikov illustrated a number of Yiddish publications, many of them specifically for children, in a style modelled on Cubist sculpture. His aim was to create a Jewish National style in book illustration. Tchaikov’s illustrations in Der Galaganer Hon are magnificently bold and expressive, most particularly the striking front cover.