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ISRAELI & INTERNATIONAL ART JERUSALEM 16 APRIL 2009 SPECIAL PESACH AUCTION

ISRAELI AND INTERNATIONAL ART

KING DAVID HOTEL

JERUSALEM

THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2009

9:00 P.M.

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Auction 111, 16 April 2009 9:00 pm King David Hotel, Jerusalem.

Special preview of selected lots Auction 112 (June 2009) on view in the gallery.(See highlights on p. 106 -113)

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המכירה גם באתר : www.artfact.co.il הקטלוג און-ליין בכתובת: www.artonline.co.il מכירה 111 16 באפריל 2009, 21:00, מלון המלך דוד, ירושלים מבחר פריטים ממכירה 112 )יוני 2009( יוצגו בגלריה בימי התצוגה המקדימה )ראה יצירות נבחרות בעמ’ 113-106( 3 מנהל ובעלים Director and Owner לוסיאן קריאף Lucien Krief

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4 1

Paul H. Ellis 1882-1908 (British) Rachel's Tomb oil on canvas 25.30 x 38.50cm (9¾ x 15in) signed lower left

$12,000-15,000

6 2 3 Otto Georgi 1819-1874 (German) Abel Pann Jericho, 1859 1883-1963 (Israeli, Latvian) oil on canvas 43.5 X 54 cm (17 x 21¼in) Rachel, 1930s pastel crayons on paper $9,000-12,000 61 x 45 cm (24 x 17 ¾in) signed lower right

$28,000-32,000

8 9 4

Bezalel original Tapestry Rachel's Tomb, early 20th c. 44 x 80 cm (31¼ x 17in)

$2,800-3,200

Ludwig Blum 5 1891-1975 (Israeli) The Western Wall, 1946 16th Century artist oil on canvas 27.70 x 35.60cm (10¾x 14in) signed and dated lower center Antique map of Jerusalem, 1575 $12,000-16,000 original hand colored etching 33.50 x 47.50cm (13 x 18½in)

$900-1,200

10 11 8

Arieh Lubin 1897-1980 (Israeli) Seated oriental man oil and gouache on paper mounted on canvas 35 x 25cm (13¾ x 9¾in) signed upper left

$3,000-4,000

Arieh Lubin 1897-1980 (Israeli) Nargila smoker oil on canvas 33 x 44cm (12¾ x 17¼in) signed upper left

$6,000-8,000

12 13 9

Carl FriEdriCH wErnEr 1808-1894 (German) The Wailing Wall, 1863 pencil and watercolor on cardboard 40 x 53.30cm (15½ x 20¾ in) signed and dated lower right, inscribed on reverse Provenance: Phoenix collection, Israel.

$55,000-75,000

14 10

ludwiG blum 1891-1975 (Israeli) Alley in Old Jerusalem oil on canvas 71.10 x 58.10cm (27¾ x 22¾in) signed lower left

$18,000-22,000

16 17 12

Aharon Avni 1906-1951 (Israeli) Wooded path and house oil on canvas 38 x 46cm (144/5 x 18 in) signed lower left

$1,200-1,600

11 Meir Gur-Aryeh 1891-1951 (Israeli)

Ephraim Kaete Marcus Rabikov House, 1892-1970 (Israeli) Neve-Zedek, 1925 oil on canvas Ramat Gan 50 x 70 cm. (19¾ x 27 ¾in) oil on board, signed lower left, 45 x 35cm (17½ X 3¾in), dated on the reverse signed lower left $5,000-7,000 $3,500-4,500 18 19 14

Yaacov Eisenscher 1896-1980 (Israeli) Hillside village oil on panel 23.50 x 32cm (9 x 12½in) signed lower right

$1,200-1,800

Shmuel Ovadiahu 1892-1963 (Israeli) Bouquet of Flowers oil on canvas 46 x 38cm (18x 14¾in) signed lower right

$1,400-1,800

Yaacov Eisenscher 1896-1980 (Israeli) Safed oil on canvas 46.50 x 38cm (18 x 15in) signed lower right

$3.000-5.000

20 21 17 18 Moshe Castel 1909-1991 (Israeli) Moshe Castel 1909-1991 (Israeli) The moon watchers oil on panel Lighting the Sabbath Candles 21.5 X 27 cm (8 ½ x 10 ½in) oil on canvas signed lower right 45.70 x 38.20cm (17¾ x 15in) signed lower left $4.500-6.000 $35,000-55,000

22 23 19

rEuvEn rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) Two Klezmers, 1974 oil on canvas 82 x 65cm (32 x 25¼in) signed and dated lower right Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

$85,000-105,000

24 20 21

Reuven Rubin Reuven Rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) 1893-1974 (Israeli) Horses and trainer Peace Offering watercolor and ink on paper watercolor and ink on paper 55 x 74cm (21½ x 29in) 49 x 31 cm (19¼ x 12in) signed lower right signed lower center Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. the authenticity of this work.

$12,000-15,000 $7,000-9,000

26 27 22

Mordecai Ardon 1896-1992 (Israeli) "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares... Isaiah II:2-4, 1982 serigraph on plexiglass (series of 150) 45 x 120 cm (17 ¾ x 47 ¼in) signed lower right and numbered lower left 77/150 Note: serigraph based on stained glass windows in the Jewish National Library, Jerusalem. 23 $3,000-5,000 Mordecai Ardon 1896-1992 (Israeli) Letters, 1983 oil and sand on board 75 x 57cm (29¼ x 22¼in) signed lower right

$45,000-60,000

28 29 24

mOsHE CastEl 1909-1991 (Israeli) Letters gilded bronze cast 41 x 28cm (16 x 11in) signed and numbered 2/80 lower left

$1,200-1,600

HErmann struCK 1876-1944 (Israeli) Rabbi reading etching 61/100 39 x 48cm (15 ¼ x 18 ¾ in) signed lower left

$600-800

sHalOm OF saFEd (mOsKOwitz) 1887-1980 (Israeli) Jerusalem tempera on paper 67 x 46cm (26 ½ x 18in) signed lower right

$12.000-15.000

30 27 29

Aaron April Yitzhak Frenkel b. 1932 (Lithuanian) (Frenel) 1899-1981 (Israeli) Noontime in Jerusalem, Safed 1973 oil on canvas oil on canvas 46 x 56cm (18 x 21¾in) 50 x 70 cm signed lower right 'Frenel' (19 3/4 x 27 1/2 in.) signed and dated $6,000-8,000 lower right, titled on the reverse

$2.000-3.000

Yitzhak Frenkel (Frenel) 1899 - 1981 (Israeli) Lot including 2 paintings 30 Safed landscape and Woman Yitzhak Frenkel (Frenel) lighting 1899 - 1981 (Israeli) Shabbat candles oil on board Old city gate 22.50 x 27.50cm oil on canvas (8¾ x 10¾in) signed lower right signed lower right 27 x 22cm (10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in,)

$1.800-2.600 $1,500-2,000

32 33 31

After Marc Chagall 1887-1985 (French) Tribe of Levi Lithograph in colors on arches paper 61,5 x 46 cm (24 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) signed lower right, numbered 133/200 lower left

Notes- Sorlier C.S. 14 Provenance: Sakharov Collection

$5,000-7,000

After Marc Chagall 1887-1985 (Russian, French) Tribe of Yehuda lithograph in colors paper arches 61,5 x 46 cm (24 1/4 x 18 1/8 in.) signed lower right, numbered 74/150 lower left

Notes- Sorlier C.S. 15 Provenance: Sakharov Collection

$5,000-7,000

Reuven Rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) King David watercolor and ink on paper 49 x 31cm (19 x 12in) signed lower right Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

$22,000-26,000

34 35 34

rEuvEn rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) Sunset and Olive trees, 1971 oil on canvas 50 x 73cm (19¼ x 28½ in) signed lower left, titled and dated on stretcher Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work

$68,000-85,000

36 35

Reuven Rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) Mother and child on a donkey pencil drawing 44 x 32cm (17 x 12½in) signed lower center Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

$3,800-5,500

Reuven Rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) Biblical Vision glass sculpture, 1970 A cooperation between Reuven Rubin and the Italian glass artist Egidio Constantini 35 x 25cm (13¾ x 9¾in) signed, dated and numbered 1/1

$12,000-16,000

38 39 37

rEuvEn rubin 1893-1974 (Israeli) Anemones, 1968 oil on canvas 40 x 31cm (15 ½ x 12 ½in) signed lower right

Provenance: Purchased from the artist’s estate (c1978) Private collection, California

Carmela Rubin has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

$36,000-45,000

40 38

marC CHaGall 1887-1985 (Russian, French) Les amoureux, 1966 India ink, watercolor and colored crayons on book frontispiece 33 x 24cm (12¾ x 9¼in) signed, dated and dedicated lower right to Mr. and Mrs. Moatti Provenance : Sale Artcurial 2005

$40,000-60,000

42 39 40

tHEO tObiassE tHEO tObiassE b. 1927 (Israeli, French) b. 1927 (Israeli, French) The marriage, 1979 Lumiere de Venise, 1975 oil and mixed media on canvas oil and mixed media on canvas 28 x 35 cm (11 x 13 ¾in) 38 x 46cm (14¾ x 18in) signed, titled and dated signed, titled and dated Provenance: Purchased at Galleri Börjesson in Malmö in 1976. $12,000-18,000 $15,000-18,000

44 45 41

mOisE KislinG 1891-1953 (French) Vase of poppies, 1949 oil on canvas 46 X 55 (18 x 21 ¾in) signed, dated and located 'Kisling Sanary 1949' upper right

$68,000-88,000

46 43 42 Elie Anatole Pavil 1873-1948 (Russina, French) Hugues Claude Pissarro b. 1935 (French) Paris, neige sur le canal de l'Ourcq oil on canvas Le Castelet d'Yvon et Betty 38 x 55cm (14¾ x 21½ in) oil on canvas signed lower right 55 x 46cm (21½ x 18in) signed lower left $9,000-12,000

$9,500-12,500

48 49 44

abraHam mintCHinE 1898-1931 (Ukranian) Il Porto di le Havre oil on canvas 46 x 38cm (18 x 14¾in) Mr.Massimo Di-Veroli has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

$40,000-60,000

50 51 45

EdOuard mOysE 1827- (French) Theological discussion, 1863 oil on canvas 92 x 73.50cm (35 x 28¾in) signed and dated lower left The authenticity of the painting was kindly confirmed by Mr. Jean Bernheim, expert of Edouard Moyse.

$65,000-85,000

52 46 lEOPOld PiliCHOwsKi 1869-1933 (Polish) Day of Atonement, 1906 oil on canvas 44 x 58.5cm (17¼ x 22¾in) signed and dated lower right Provenance: Gemeente Museum, Den-Haag (sticker on reverse- Deposit no. 1922) Sotheby's Amestrdam. 23rd March 2005, lot no. 219. The painting was requested to be exhibited in the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, fall 2009.

$45,000-55,000 47

lazar KrEstin 1868-1938 (Lithuanian) Rabbi Studying oil on canvas 50.3 x 47cm (19½ x 18½ in) signed upper right

$26,000-30,000

56 57 48

manE - Katz 1894-1962 (Russian, French) Rabbi and students oil on canvas 46 x 65 cm (18 x 25½in) signed lower left

$36,000-45,000

58 49 50

Mane - Katz Mane - Katz 1894-1962 (Ukranian, French) 1894-1962 (Ukranian, French) Student The Kleizmers oil and gouache on paper oil and gouache on paper mounted on canvas mounted on canvas 65 x 50cm (25½ x 19½in) 64 x 48cm (25 x 18¾in) signed lower left signed lower right Literature.S Aries Vol.II p.208 $18,000-22,000 $12,000-15,000 60 51

manE - Katz 1894-1962 (Ukrainan, French) Lamentations, 1938 oil on canvas 117 x 108.5 cm (46 x 42 ¾in) signed upper right

Provenance: Collection: Rene Lavigne, Geneva. Literature: S. Aries, Mane Katz- The Com- plete Works, Jacques O'Hana, London, 1970, Vol. 1, pp. 36, no. 110

$40,000-60,000

62 63 52

Mane - Katz 1894-1962 (Ukrainian, French) 53 Rabbi holding Torah oil on canvas mounted on board Mane - Katz 100 x 49.50cm (39 x 19¼in) 1894-1962 (Ukranian, French) signed lower left Provenance : The choir Congregation Rodeph Shalom oil on canvas gift of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Scheuer 30 x 30cm (11¾ x 11¾in) signed lower right $65,000-85,000 $18,000-22,000

65 54 55

Mane Katz Mane Katz 1894-1962 (Ukrainian, French) 1894-1962 (Ukrainian, French) Vase of Flowers Three rabbis with oil on canvas children, 1930’s 91.8 x 61.3cm (35¾ x 23in) oil on canvas, signed lower right 46 x 38cm (18 x 14¾in) Exhibitions: Ben Uri Art Gallery Mane Katz Exhibition signed lower right Provenance: Collection Bruchstein, Tel Aviv Literature: Robert S. Aires, Mane Katz, p. 63, no. 208 illustrated $50,000-70,000

$36,000-55,000 67 56

Lazar Krestin 1868-1938 (Lithuanian) Head of a young boy oil on canvas 28 x 22cm (11 x 8½in) signed lower right

$13,000-15,000

Lajos Koloszvary 1871-1937 (French-Hungarian ) Portrait of a Rabbi oil on board 21 x 16cm (8 x 6¼in) signed upper right

$1,500-2,000

Albert Benaroya b. 1963 (Israeli) Still life with oil lamp and Tzedakah box oil on canvas 81 x 65 cm (32 x 25 ½in) signed lower right

$12,000-15,000

68 69 59

Yaacov Wexler 1912-1995 (Israeli) Jewish Wedding, 1940s

oil on canvas, 48 x 67 cm (19 x 26 ½in) signed upper right

$3,500-4,500

Jozef Israels 1824-1911 (Dutch) Interior with Dutch peasant family pastel and watercolor on paper 20.5 x 29.5 cm (8 x 11½in) signed lower left

$5,500-6,500

Huvy (Ahuva Elisha) b. 1927 (Israeli) After the Huppa oil on canvas 60 x 50cm (23 ½ x 19 ¾in) signed lower right

$36,000-45,000

70 71 62

saul rasKin 1878-1966 (American) The Baal Shem-Tov C. 1940

oil on canvas board 75 x 60 cm (29½ x 23½in) signed and titled lower right

$12,000-16,000

72 73 63

tOny bindEr 1868-1944 (Austrian) Hassid, 1912 oil on canvas 61 x 50cm (23¾ x 19½in) signed upper right

$1,000-1,500

albErt bEnarOya b. 1963 (Israeli) Shabbat Table oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm (23½ x 28 ¾in) 65 signed lower right

$12,000-15,000 albErt bEnarOya b. 1963 (Israeli) Talmudic discussion oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm (39 ¼ x 31½in) signed lower right

$10,000-15,000

74 75 66

Yaacov Eisenscher 1896-1980 (Israeli) Safed landscape oil on board 23 x 31.50cm (9 x 12½in) signed lower right

$1,200-1,800

Sami Briss b. 1930 (Israeli, French) Jerusalem oil and mixed media on paper mounted on canvas 64 x 47 cm (25 ¼ x 18½in) signed lower right

$4,000-6,000

Zvi Ribak 1910-1994 (Ukranian, Israeli) Synagogue below the Western Wall, 1984 oil on canvas 80 x 73cm (31¼ x 28½ in) signed lower left Literature: Zvi Ribak, the Jewish Artist, Players Press, Inc. Studio City, CA p.29 and back cover $24,000-30,000

76 77 70

Sami Briss b. 1930 (Israeli, French)

Scene de la vie quotidiene oil on panel 55 x 34 cm (21 ¾ x 13 ¼in) signed lower left

$2,000-3,000

Sami Briss b. 1930 (Israeli, French) Happy thoughts oil and mixed media on board 24 x 20cm (9½ x 7¾in) signed and titled on the reverse

$1,800-2,200

78 79 71

yOHanan simOn 1905-1976 (Israeli) Fantastic landscape, 1974 oil on cardboard 19 x 22cm (7½ x 8½in) signed and dated lower right

$2,800-3,500

dani KaFri b. 1945 (Israeli) Horse, 1987 bronze A.P. 1/2 38 cm (15in) signed and numbered lower part

$ 3000- 4000

yOHanan simOn 1905-1976 (Israeli) Figures in the Kibbutz, 1954 ink and gouache on paper 38 x 27cm (14¾ x 10½in) signed and dated lower left

$4,500-6,000 80 74

dani KaFri b. 1945 (Israeli) King David bronze sculpture signed and numbered 9/9 on rear 90 cm (35 1/2 in.) height

$12,000-15,000

82 83 76

dani KaFri b. 1945 (Israeli) Rabbi, 1988 bronze sculpture 92 cm (36in) signed, dated and located 'Jerusalem' on base

$7,000-9,000

bOris sHaPirO b. 1968 (Russian/ Israeli) Sukkot oil on canvas 70 x 60 cm (27½ x 23½in) signed lower right

$6,000-8,000 84 85 77

naHum GilbOa 1917-1964 (Israeli) Jerusalem oil on canvas 46 x 60 cm (18 x 23 ½in) signed lower right

$15.000-20.000

86 87 78 79

ordechai evanon Mordechai Levanon M L 1901-1968 (Israeli) 1901-1968 (Israeli) Safed, 1961 Mount Canaan, 1961 oil on masonite oil on masonite, signed and dated lower right 100 x 70 cm(39 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.) 100 x 70 cm (39 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.) signed dated lower right

$4,500-6,000 $4.500-6000

88 80

Boris Shapiro b. 1968 (Russian/ Israeli) Noah's Ark oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm (31½ x 23½in) signed lower right

$1,800-2,600

81 82

Israel Paldi Yosl Bergner 1892-1979 (israeli) b. 1920 (Israeli) Birds Flower Bouquet oil on canvas oil on canvas 46 x 55cm (18 x 21½in) 40 x 40cm (15 ½ x 15 ½in) signed lower right signed lower left, signed and titled on the reverse

$3,000-4,000 $3,500-4,200

90 91 83

alain KlEinmann b. 1953 (French) Portraits, 1968 oil and mixed media on canvas 205 x 150 cm (80 x 59 in.) signed center left

$12,000-15.000

92 84 85

Touvia Besanson Touvia Besanson b. 1980 (French, Israeli) b. 1980 (French, Israeli) Blue Harmony Sabbath Bride oil and acrylic on canvas oil and acrylic on canvas 110 x 88 cm (43 ¼ x 34 ½in) 141 x 94.5 cm (55 1/2 x 37 1/4 in.) signed lower right signed lower right

$6,000-8,000 $6,000-8,000

94 86

marK tOCHilKin b. 1958 (Ukranian/ Israeli) Shacharis oil on canvas 97 x 120 cm (38 ¼ x 47 ¼in) signed lower left

$10,000-12,000

96 87

Menashe Kadishman b. 1932 (Israeli) Three sheep in pasture acrylic on canvas 78 x 60cm (30½ x 23 ½in) signed in Hebrew lower right, signed in English lower left and again on the reverse

$2,500-3,500

88 89

Menashe Kadishman Menashe Kadishman b. 1932 (Israeli) b. 1932 (Israeli) Sheep in Pasture, 1970's Sheep's Head oil and mixed media on canvas acrylic on canvas 77 x 95 cm (30 ¼ x 37 ½cm) 110 x 110 (43 ¼ x 43 ¼in) signed lower center signed lower left and again on the reverse

$3,500-5,500 $4,500-6,500

98 99 90

Yoram Raanan b.1953 (Israeli) Parting of the Red Sea oil on canvas 72 x 92,5 cm signed twice English (lower left) Hebrew (lower right)

$2,500-4,000

Elena Adam 91 b. 1973 (Ukranian,Israeli) View of the Old City Yoram Raanan from the Mont of Olives b. 1953 (Israeli) oil on canvas 45 x 60cm (17½ x 23½in) Creation signed lower right oil on masonite 40 x 30 cm (15 ¾ x 12in) $7,000-9,000 signed lower right

$1,200-1,500

101 93

mOsHE CastEl 1909-1991 (Israeli) Manuscript in red red basalt relief mounted on canvas signed on the reverse 40 x 30cm (15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in)

$4,000-6,000

miCHaEl EndE b. 1945 (Israeli) Simhat Torah oil on canvas 100 x 135 cm (39½ x 53in) signed lower left

$8.000-12.000 94 $ 96 dani KaFri b. 1945 (Israeli) mEnaHEm KriEF Jerusalem, 2007 b. 1928 (French, Israeli) bronze sculpture 64 cm high (25 ¼in) Hoot acrylic on canvas signed, dated and numbered on the base 3/9 40 x 50 cm (15 ¾ x 19 ¾in) $8,000-12,000 signed lower right

$1,200-1,500 102 103 97

zvi malnOvitzEr b. 1945 (Israeli) “Wedding”, 1990s oil on wood 60 x 50 cm (23 ½ x 19 ¾in) signed lower left

$12,000-18,000

104 105 HIGHLIGHTS

ISRAELI AND INTERNATIONAL FINE ART AUCTION

JUNE 2009

KING DAVID HOTEL JERUSALEM

Blum, Alley in Old Jeursalem, 1927, 73 x 60cm.

106 Rubin, The village of Sumeil, 1923, 70x90cm. Gutman, Carriage in Jaffa, 36.5 X 52cm. Israeli and International Fine Art Auction King David Hotel, Jerusalem June 2009

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Kisling, Mimosas, 1936, 60 x 72.9 cm.

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A Adam, Elena 92 Koloszvary, Lajos 57 April, Aaron 27 Krestin, Lazar 47, 56 Ardon, Mordecai 22, 23 Krief, Menahem 96 Avni, Aharon 12 L Levanon, Mordechai 78,. 79 B Benaroya, Albert 58, 64, 65 Lubin, Arieh 7, 8 Bergner, Yosl 82 M Malnowitzer Zvi 96 Besanson, Touvia 84, 85 Marcus, Ephraim Kaete 11 Bezalel Tapestry 4 Mintchine, Abraham 44 Binder, Tony 63 Moskowitz, Shalom 26 Blum, Ludwig 6, 10 Moyse, Edouard 45 Briss, Sami 67, 69,70 O Ovadiahu, Shmuel 15 C Castel, Moshe 17,18 24,93 P Paldi, Israel 81 Chagall, After Marc 31, 32 Pann, Abel 3 Chagall, Marc 38 Pavil, Elie Anatole 43 E Eisenscher, Yaacov 14, 16, 66 Pilichowski, Leopold 46 Ellis, Paul H. 1 Pissarro, Hugues Claude 42 Ende, Michael 95 R Raanan, Yoram 90, 91 F Frenkel, Yitzhak 28, 29, 30 Raskin, Saul 62 G Georgi, Otto 2 Ribak, Zvi 68 ELISHA KATAN Gilboa, Nahum 77 Rubin, Reuven 19,20,21,33, PHOTOGRAPHY Gur-Aryeh, Meir 13 34,35,36,37 [email protected] H Huvy (Ahuva Elisha) 61 S Shapiro, Boris 75, 80 I Israels, Josef 60 Simon, Yohanan 71, 73 ERIC BRAKHA K Kadishman, Menashe 87, 88, 89 Struck, Hermann 25 DESIGN and GRAPHICS Kafri, Dani 72,74,76,94 T Tobiasse, Theo 39, 40 [email protected] Katz, Mane 48,49,50,51, Tochilkin, Mark 86 52,53,54,55 W Werner, Carl Friedrich 9 BENJAMIN MIZRAHI Kisling, Moise 41 Wexler, Yaacov 59 PRODUCTION Kleinmann, Alain 83 16th Century Artist 5 [email protected]

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