Sephardic Jew.

AUCTION 60 | Thursday, November 14th, 2013 at 1:00

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

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Lot 385

MANE-KATZ.

Sephardic Jew.

Pen and ink on card. Signed and dated by the artist. Framed. 12.5 x 9.5 inches.

Palestine, 1928:

Est: $1,200 - $1,800

Ukrainian-born Mane-Katz (1894-1962) studied in Vilna and Kiev and eventually moved to Paris in 1913 to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1928, he made his maiden voyage to British Mandate Palestine where he created the present image of a Mizrahi Jew.