5 Etchings By Joseph Budko 1888 - 1940

Technique
Etching

Provenance
Estate of Prof. Victor Deutsch

Details
Consisting of:
1. "Old Woman Peeling Apples" (After Nicolaes Maes), Signed in pencil (lower left). Dimensions: 25.7 x 21.5 cm. Condition: Good.
2. "He who finds a wife finds what is good", Signed in pencil (lower left). Dimensions: 9 x 8.5 cm. Condition: Good.
3. "Jewish Man", Signed in pencil (lower right). Dimensions: 11 x 10.7 cm. Condition: Oxidized margins, otherwise good.
4. "After Rembrandt's Self Portrait as a Beggar", Signed in pencil, dated 1911 and inscribed "nach Rembrandt" (lower edge). Date: 1911. Dimensions: 12 x 9 cm. Condition: Scattered foxing.
5. Illustration for the Passover Haggadah, Signed in pencil (lower left). Dimensions: 8.5 x 9.5 cm. Condition: Some foxing.

Biography
Joseph Budko (1888-1940) Polish painter. Born in Plonsk, Poland in 1880. Immigrated to Israel in 1933. Studies: 1905 Fine Arts School, Vilna; from 1910 he studied engraving in Berlin,. Budko was a student of Herman Struk,, and followed his lead as he turned to graphic art. He worked mainly in graphics and book illustrations. He developed a style that combined personal attitude with Jewish mentality, a synthesis of Jewish tradition and modern artistic approach. He also revived the spirit of Jewish book illustration, elevating it to modern design. Teaching: From 1935 Bezalel, Jerusalem, which he re-organized and directed until his death in 1940.