“Who is an Anti-Semite?”

AUCTION 70 | Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autographed Letters, Graphic and Ceremonial Art

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Lot 5
(SOVIET UNION).

“Who is an Anti-Semite?”

Text in Russian. Designed by Nikolai Denisovski. Framed. 38.5 x 26 inches to mat.

c. 1927:

Est: $7,000 - $9,000
PRICE REALIZED $7,000
The poster associates anti-Semitism with pre-revolutionary elements, such as capitalists, the bourgeoisie and supporters of the Czar. In the split-image design, it then contrats the state of affairs in the past with the present opportunities for freedom that Jews can now experience under the new Communist regime.