Lot 280: Rudi Lehmann (1903-1977) - Collection of Prints, Catalogs, Reproduction Albums and More

Collection of prints, print albums, catalogs and reproductions of works by Rudi Lehmann (1903-1977), and additional items related to his work.
Including: • Four original prints by Lehmann, signed in the plate. Three signed by hand. • Six print albums, "printed from originals" (as noted on verso, Hebrew). Haifa: Kerman Press, 1970s. • "R. Lehmann, Woodcuts", an album with 12 prints "from the original woods". Merchavya: Sifriyat Poalim, Art Section, 1959. • Approx. 40 reproductions ("Photocopy of an original using an electronic photocopier") of prints by Lehmann. • Eight catalogs, leaflets and booklets, including: The catalog Rudolf Lehmann, Specimen of his Work (Jerusalem: Tarshish Books, 1953) and the retrospection catalog "Rudi Lehmann 1903-1977" (Tel-Aviv: the Tel Aviv Museum, [1979]). • Five photographs of his sculptures. • A collection of newspaper clippings and two issues of the newspaper "Givatayim" dealing with Lehmann and his work.
Some items are inscribed by Lehmann (German).
Rudi (Rudolf) Lehmann (1903-1977), a sculptor and printmaker, born in Berlin. Studied at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, where he met ceramic artists Hedwig Grossman, whom he later married. In 1933, with the Nazi's rise to power, the couple moved to Palestine. Lehmann's work were minimalist in style; he played a pioneering role in modern sculpture in Israel, influencing an entire generation of artists.
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