The present catalogue includes an extensive chapter dedicated to Bezalel artists, including illustrated books, various objects, drawing and paintings. This chapter features numerous original sketches for works by Ze'ev Raban - Raban's sketchbook (lot 318), sketches for illustrations to the Song of Songs (lot 320), sketches of the signs of the Zodiac (lot 327), a large collection of photographs of works by Raban and Meir Gur Aryeh (lot 344), and many other unique items from the estate of Shlomo Kedmi, who succeeded Raban and Gur Aryeh in the Industrial Art Studio.
The chapter dedicated to Hebrew children's books features charming works by prominent writers and illustrators: stories by Benzion Raskin illustrated by Uriel Kahana, Chaim Hanft and Haim Goldberg; poems by Itzhak Katzenelson illustrated by Gertrud Caspari; rhymes by Ya'akov David Kamson illustrated by Else Wenz-Viëtor; children's book published by "Omanut", with color lithograph illustrations by "Chavurat Tsayarim" (Apter, Mutzelmacher, Kravtsov and Higer); pop-up books illustrated by David Gilboa; and other rare books.
The avant-garde chapter features Yiiddish, Hebrew and Russian books, with illustrations and cover-designs by important Russian avant-garde artists such as El Lissitzky, Joseph Chaikov, Issachar Ber Ryback, Mark Epstein and Nathan Altman.
The catalogue further features a variety of choice items representing the history of Palestine and Zionism, bibliophile works, letters, travelogues and maps of Palestine, photographs, postcards, rare Ladino periodicals, works by Safed-based artist Yosef Zvi Geiger, bibliophile works, a chapter dedicated to numismatics, and many more items.
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"The Rooster, the Hen and the Vegetable Garden" – Children's Book by Benzion Raskin, Illustrated by Chaim Hanft – ...
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"The Rooster, the Hen and the Vegetable Garden" – Children's Book by Benzion Raskin, Illustrated by Chaim Hanft – Warsaw, 1922/3
HaTarnegol HaTarnegolet Ve'Ginat HaYerek ["The Rooster, the Hen and the Vegetable Garden"], by Benzion Raskin. Illustrations by Chaim Hanft. [Warsaw:] Tarbut, 5683 [1922/3].
A children's story about a rooster and a hen, who struggle to protect their patch of vegetables from various pests. The book was published as part of the "Zil Zlil" series of children's books, written by Benzion Raskin (1890-1930).
Illustrations by Chaim Hanft (1900-1951) – Jewish-Polish painter, sculptor and illustrator. Hanft studied under the sculptor Chanoch Glicenstein and at the Warsaw Art School. From 1918 to 1919 he continued his studies in Berlin. During the Polish-Soviet war, he was enlisted, captured by the Russians and sent by them to study at the Moscow art school. Hanft returned to Warsaw, and during the 1920s and 1930s illustrated books, children's books and Yiddish journals. He was a member of the Jewish union of artists and sculptors in Poland, and took part in the reconstruction of a wooden synagogue in Będzin.
[15,] [1] pp., 18X23.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears to several leaves, repaired. Pen notations to several leaves. Leaves slightly trimmed (damage to page numbers). Staple holes to inner margins (staples removed) Book rebound, with original cover laid down. Cover stained and worn.
