Auction 72 · Lot 256
(MEGILATH ESTHER).
- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000
- Hammer price
- $7,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
printer
circa
Place
Israeli
Publication
1980
Description
Created by Yaacov Agam . 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 “167/180.” Signed by Agam in Hebrew at end.
summary
Agam’s remarkable Megillah, a tour-de-force in modern illustration and design.