Auction 65 · Lot 226
Handwoven tapestry. “Tefila” by Mordechai Ardon. From the Atelier of George Goldstein. Signed by artist on label on reverse. 77.5 x 65.5 inches.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- $4,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
ARDON, MORDECHAI.
Publication
Yom Kippur, 1973
summary
Georges Goldstein is one of the few remaining masters of the Aubusson (Pinton Freres Tapisserie, Tabard etc) style hand woven tapestry flat rug. In 1964 the first weaving studio was inaugurated in Israel, in the new city of Nazareth Ilit with the encouragement of the Master Jean Lurcat.
Mordecai Ardon (1896-1992) of course is probably Israel’s greatest painter - certainly the most cerebral.