Auction 54 · Lot 247
AGAM, YAAKOV.
- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000
- Hammer price
- $6,000
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
circa
Place
Israeli
Publication
1980
Description
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 “110/180”.
summary
Agam’s remarkable Megillah, a tour-de-force in modern illustration and design.