Auction 018
Online Auction – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Jan 23, 2019
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8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 521:
"May the Vision of the Negev Be Fulfilled" – Yiddish Poster Issued by the Jewish National Fund – Franz Kraus – 1950s
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
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400
Auction house commission:
25%
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"May the vision of the Negev be fulfilled – redemption and water for the desolate wilderness": illustrated poster issued by the Jewish National Fund. Tel Aviv: A. Levin-Epstein Printers / Rosner Advertising, [1950s]. Design: Franz Kraus. Yiddish.
A large water pipeline is seen in the foreground of the poster, with plowed fields and thriving residential communities behind it. The caption "May the vision of the Negev be fulfilled – redemption and water for the desolate wilderness" appears, in Yiddish, at the top of the poster.
Approx. 49X69 cm. in a 68.5X80 cm. frame. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Unexamined outside the frame.
Provenance: Rimon Family Collection.
