“Likrath Shabboth l’Chu ve’Nalecha.” Poster synagogue scene of 18th-century Sephardic Jews in Salonika preparing the Tamid Light before the Sabbath. With phrases of the Sabbath liturgy, prayers and Psalms throughout. Designed by Raphael Avraham Shalem.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(BEZALEL).

Place

Jerusalem, Monsohn Press, 1916 (i.e. 1937)

Description

Lithographic printed in gold.

summary

The work of Bezalel artist Rafael Abraham Shalem in Art Nouveau style. A relationship between the Bezalel School and Monsohn began in 1906 when the art school opened and sent its first prints to Monsohn Press, a favorite at the time with technology to print in several colors including gold.

25.5 x 16.5 inches.

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“Likrath Shabboth l’Chu ve’Nalecha.” Poster synagogue scene of 18th-century Sephardic Jews in Salonika preparing the Tamid Light before the Sabbath. With phrases of the Sabbath liturgy, prayers and Psalms throughout. Designed by Raphael Avraham Shalem.

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