Der Galaganer-Hon [“The Arrogant Rooster”]. A children’s tale by Peretz Markish

Estimate: $2,000–$3,000
Hammer price: $2,000

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author

(TCHAIKOV, JOSEPH).

printer

Klal Verlag

Place

Berlin

Publication

1922

Description

With color pictorial boards and 26 illustrations by TCHAIKOV

references

Israel Museum Catalogue, Tradition and Revolution, no.63 i-x (illustrated)

summary

With its’ dramatic Constructivist imagery, Der Galaganer-Hon is Tchaikov’s finest illustrated Yiddish book. Tchaikov illustrated a number of Yiddish publications, many of them specifically for children, in a style modelled on Cubist sculpture. His aim was to create a Jewish National style in book illustration. Tchaikov’s illustrations in Der Galaganer Hon are magnificently bold and expressive, most particularly the striking front cover.

pp. 30. Original color-pictoral stiff wrappers, light stains, expertly repaired. Lg. 4to

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