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Auction 12 · Lot 313
Bialik, Chaim Nachman. Bust-portrait facing left. Chalks on blue tinted paper. signed and dated by artist lower right. Framed.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,800
- Hammer price
- $500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GROSSMANN, ELIAS.
Place
Tel Aviv, 1933.
Description
Chalks on blue tinted paper. signed and dated by artist lower right. Framed
summary
The greatest Hebrew poet of modern times, Chaim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934) was also an essayist, storyteller, translator and editor. His writings exercised a profound influence on modern Jewish culture. An ardent zionist, he finally settled in Tel Aviv, Palestine in 1924. He sat for this portrait the year before he died in vienna, where he had gone for medical treatment. EJ, IV cols. 795-803.
345x470mm Image size.
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