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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Poster Designed by Otto Arpke – Advertisement for the Mediterranean Cruises of Hamburg-America Line – 1930s
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Poster Designed by Otto Arpke – Advertisement for the Mediterranean Cruises of Hamburg-America Line – 1930s
"HAPAG Mittelmeer- und Orientfahrten" poster advertising the Mediterranean cruises of the German shipping company HAPAG (Hamburg-America Line). Designed by Otto Arpke. Berlin: offset printing, Offserdruck Otto Elsner, [1930s]. German.
The poster, printed in vivid colors, depicts a small, rustic town (possibly Jaffa) on the shores of Palestine, with fishing boats nearby and a large ship approaching. Two local women are seen in the foreground, one of them carrying a basket of fruit on her head, and behind them palm tree fronds.
The HAPAG shipping company (Hamburg-America Line), founded in Hamburg in 1847, operated one of the largest commercial fleets in the world. It lost almost the entirety of its fleet twice, during the two world wars. The company operated passenger routes to many ports worldwide, including in the Mediterranean.
Otto Arpke (1886-1943), German painter, illustrator and graphic artist born in Braunschweig. He studied lithography in Hanover, where he also studied in the School of Arts and Crafts. He was influenced by German artists such as August Schlüter, Emil Orlik and Paul Scheurich. He later served as professor at the Mainz School of Arts and Crafts (Kunst- und Gewerbeschule).
Arpke is known for his graphic works: posters for the Norddeutscher Lloyd and HAPAG shipping companies (who in the 1970s merged into Hapag-Lloyd AG); a poster for the movie The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari; and magazine covers. He also designed the interior decoration of the Hindenburg and Graf Zeppelin II airships.
With the Nazi rise to power, Arpke was accused of socialist leanings and removed from his position in Mainz, after which he found alternate employment in Berlin. He was in contact with the Berlin resistance movement which disseminated anti-Nazi leaflets, and is known to have assisted his Jewish friends to hide and escape Germany.
Approx. 85x60cm. Very good condition. Linen-backed for display and preservation.
