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Artist |
Bergner, Yosl |
Object Name |
Lithograph |
Title |
Ten Proverbs - Morals and Proverbs |
Date |
ca. early 1970s |
Medium |
Hand-colored lithograph |
Edition |
39/100 |
Dimensions |
19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (49.5 x 34.3 cm) |
Accession Number |
70.0.0 |
Credit line |
Acquired from Grosvenor Gallery/Sevenarts Ltd. |
About This Work |
This is one of a series of ten prints from a portfolio accompanied by the poem, "Proverb and Moral" by Israeli playwright and translator Nissim Aloni (1926–1998). A Viennese refugee from a secular Jewish family, Yosl Bergner settled in Israel in 1950. From then on his work is populated by immigrant families. Many figures sport a stylized version of the tembel hat worn by Israeli pioneers. Its name also relates to a slang term in Hebrew meaning fool. |
Search Terms |
Grosvenor Gallery |
Legal Status |
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