ARTHUR SZYK, Israel plate "Shehechiyanu Prayer", signed in pencil

Description

Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) print
"Shehechiyanu Prayer"
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(NOTE: million Arthur Szyk collection acquired by                                                                                                    University
of California, Berkeley in
approximately 2017)
Folk Judaica Print.
Signed in pencil, excellent condition, 1948
Cared for by my Dad who was a lover of art and its history. My Dad cared for his collections with
adoration.
Szyk was from Lodz, Poland, an American Polish Jewish artist renowned for the Haggadah described by the London Times as "a book worthy to be placed among the most beautiful of books that the hand of man produced". Framed. A real treasure. Created 1948.
This print
hi
ghly detailed image w/Star of David in center surrounded by figures. Lower right has red text "Arthur Szyk New Cannon 1948" and bold “Arthur Szyk” ink signature. Reverse of frame has printed chart as issued titled “The Time of Our Freedom” and names the images shown of Moses, Hur, Aaron, Solomon, David, Barkochba, Ezekiel, Israeli soldier, Chalutz. Text below images are on front in Hebrew. Created for “Visual History of Nations” series. Completed in 1948, released in 1949. Mat is lightly tanned at extreme edges, art otherwise Exc. Polish- American Arthur Szyk (1894-1951)is well known for his detailed illustrations based on Jewish and Anti-Axis subjects in WWII.
Postwar lithograph by artist Arthur Szyk depicting a visual representation of the history of Israel. Arthur Szyk was a Polish-Jewish artist who fled Nazi-controlled Europe for London in 1937, and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1940. He started his career in book illustration and was considered one of the greatest modern practitioners of the art of illumination. His widely published caricatures made him one of the most famous political satirists during World War II. In 1945, he was commissioned by Canadian philatelist Kasimir Bileski to create illustrations for a series of stamps depicting the Visual History of Nations (United Nations). Szyk designed the stamp album frontispieces for nine countries, including one for Israel, but died in 1951 before the project could be completed. This frontispiece for Israel intricately weaves together biblical and historical f
igures, symbols, and Hebrew script to visually tell the story of 4,000 years of Jewish history including the organization of the 12 tribes of Israel, The Exodus, the Bar-Kokhba Revolt, the prophecies of Ezekiel, and the creation of the State of Israel.