Bezalel Postcards – Meir Gur-Aryeh and Ze'ev Raban – Jerusalem, Second Half of the 20th Century

Bezalel Postcards – Meir Gur-Aryeh and Ze'ev Raban – Jerusalem, Second Half of the 20th Century
Two series of Bezalel postcards with works by Meir Gur-Aryeh and one postcard depicting game cards designed by Ze'ev Raban. Jerusalem, [second half of the 20th century].
1-10. "Types & Scenes of Jerusalem, Original Lithos by M. Gur-Aryeh, Bezalel Jerusalem". Jerusalem: "Hadar", [first half of the 20th century]. A complete series with ten postcards – a series of silhouettes of scenes from the lives of the residents of Jerusalem, including "Almsgiving", "A Yemenite Dance", "The Wailing Wall", "At the Well" and more. In their original cover.
11-20. Ten postcards from the series "10 Pictures by M. Gur-Aryeh", "Bezalel" Jerusalem. [Jerusalem: "Hadar", first half of the 20th century].
The postcards depict Jewish figures and views from Palestine reminiscent of Gur-Aryeh's color woodcuts. The series is incomplete; two of the postcards appear in two copies.
21. A single postcard depicting twelve "artistic game cards from Palestine" designed by Ze'ev Raban. The cards are decorated with figures of heroes and villains from the bible and Jewish tradition, including David, Bathsheba, Asmodeus, Judith, Esther, Haman and more. [Jerusalem, ca. 1920s].
14X9 cm. on average. Good overall condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. The cover of the series of silhouettes is torn and damaged.
Enclosed: eight postcards from the "Chad Gadya" series. Jerusalem: A. Ben David.