GHETTO MOTIFS - ***WITH! laid-in ORIGINAL eye-catching WATERCOLOR portrait of a young woman dated 1908 and signed by Walkowitz
by Walkowitz, Abraham
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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About This Item
New York. 1946 first edition. Machmadim Art Editions. 4to limp hardcover . Maroon cloth with bright yellow lettering. Seven pages of introduction in Hebrew followed by 48 bw illustrations of Walkowitz drawings. LAID in is a 4to wraps booklet written by Isaac Lichtenstein titled ABRAHAM WALKOWITZ , also published by Machmadim in New York City in 1946 with 6 page introduction in English. This booklet is Signed by Walkowitz along top margin of its cover. The book itself is ***signed by Walkowitz in presentation to Mr and Mrs. Phillip Shaw and dated April 7, 1946. *****ALSO LAID IN : 5x6 inch original watercolor of a young woman's face and torso with presentation signature to the Shaws written in top lefthand corner on image itself by Walkowitz and signed in the image in lower righthand corner by "A Walkowitz, 1908". The portrait is lovely - the woman has bright red ips and strong blue dress. The watercolor portrait is professionally mounted on heavy stock 7-1/2 x 10 inches. Pictures available on request. Book is near Fine, just some uneven toning on end papers; booklet is VG++ with uneven toning on cover; watercolor is is Fine. Book, booklet, and original watercolor: .
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- Bookseller
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- Title
- GHETTO MOTIFS - ***WITH! laid-in ORIGINAL eye-catching WATERCOLOR portrait of a young woman dated 1908 and signed by Walkowitz
- Author
- Walkowitz, Abraham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- original watercolor judaica ghetto art signed
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