Auction 70 · Lot 18
Yizkor.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(HOLOCAUST).
Place
Zeilsheim, Germany, circa 1945
Description
Text in Hebrew. Designed by Pinchas Schuldenrein.
summary
In commemoration of the Six Million Jews killed by the German Nazis and their accomplices, the image depicts the Hebrew word “Remember” with two burning candles flanking and within a pool of blood the graphic number written large: 6,000,000. Within the digits are scenes of devastation: Destruction of synagogues, humiliation, suffering, death, cremation. At base, in Hebrew script: “For He Who Avenges Blood Remembers Them” (Psalms 9:13).
Framed. 14.5 x 19.5 inches to mat.
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