(MEGILATH ESTHER).

AUCTION 72 | Thursday, March 16th, 2017 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art

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Lot 256

(MEGILATH ESTHER).

Created by <<Yaacov Agam>> . The Scroll of Esther. A ritually penned scroll. Black ink on vellum. Square Hebrew script. 42 lines arranged in eleven columns on seven membranes. Columns within extravagantly designed silkscreen borders by Agam. Lower corners of each membrane inscribed “167/180.” Signed by Agam in Hebrew at end.

Israeli: circa 1980

Est: $6,000 - $8,000

PRICE REALIZED $7,500

Agam’s remarkable Megillah, a tour-de-force in modern illustration and design.