Items Similar to Rare Palestine Antique Hebrew Judaica Yahrzeit Synagogue Sign Memorial Plaque
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12
UnknownRare Palestine Antique Hebrew Judaica Yahrzeit Synagogue Sign Memorial Plaquec. 1890-1920
c. 1890-1920
About the Item
Circa 1890-1920. This Neoclassical, Judaic, Egyptian revival, Orientalist Mizrach sign, was produced in British Mandate Palestine by the chromolithograph process at the beginning of the 20th century. It pictures vignettes of holy places. with a hand written memorial. It was for the Tzedakah charity fund for the century-old institutions in Jerusalem: The great "Torah Center Etz Chaim"; a Free Kitchen for poor children and orphans; the famous Bikur Cholim Hospital with its dispensaries and clinics and the only Home for Incurable Invalids in Eretz Israel. They also worked with Arthur Szyk and Alfred Salzmann.. The A.L. Monsohn Lithographic Press (Monzon Press, Monson Press, דפוס אבן א"ל מאנזאהן, דפוס מונזון) was established in Jerusalem in 1892 by Abraham-Leib (or Avrom-Leyb) Monsohn II (Jerusalem, c.1871-1930) and his brother Moshe-Mordechai (Meyshe-Mordkhe). Sponsored by members of the Hamburger family, the brothers had been sent to Frankfurt, Germany in 1890 to study lithography. Upon returning to Jerusalem in 1892 with a hand press, they established the A.L. Monsohn Lithographic Press in the Old City of Jerusalem. According to the Information Center for Israeli Art A.L. Monsohn "created complex decorations for documents and oriental calendars that combined the tradition of Jewish art with modern printing techniques such as photographic lithography, raised printing and gilding."
The founders of the Monsohn press produced Jewish-themed color postcards, greeting cards, Jewish National Fund stamps, and maps documenting the evolution of the Jewish settlement in Eretz Israel in the nineteenth-twentieth centuries; religious material such as decorative plaques for synagogues, portraits of Old Yishuv rabbis such as Shmuel Salant, Mizrah posters indicating the direction of prayer for synagogues, memorial posters, and posters for Sukkot booths; color frontispieces for books such as Pentateuch volumes and the early song collections of Abraham Zvi Idelsohn (e.g., Shire Zion, Jerusalem 1908); artistic wedding invitations; and labels, packaging and advertisements for the pioneering entrepreneurs of Eretz Israel. The texts appearing in the Monsohn products were in several languages: Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish, English, German (e.g., a c1920 trilingual Hebrew-English-Arabic "Malaria Danger" broadside warning the public of mosquitoes spreading malaria). Many of the brilliantly colored postcards and maps can be seen online as can the artistic invitations to his children's weddings which Monsohn published in the Jerusalem Hebrew press.
For years, the Monsohn (later, Monson/Monzon) Press was considered the best and most innovative in the country—pioneering in such techniques as gold-embossing and offset printing, among others. Early items for tourists included collections of Flowers of the Holy Land (c. 1910–1918)—pressed local flowers accompanied by scenes from the Eretz Israel countryside and relevant verses from the Bible, edited by Jsac Chagise (or Itzhak Haggis), an immigrant from Vitebsk, and bound in carved olive wood boards. Shortly after World War I Monsohn (now spelled מונזון) used zincography to produce the prints included in the Hebrew Gannenu educational booklets for young children illustrated by Ze'ev Raban of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and printed in Jerusalem by Hayim Refael Hakohen (vol. 1, 1919; vols. 2–3, 1920). In 1934 Monsohn moved into the new, western part of Jerusalem, in a shop with four presses and 30 workers, including Abraham-Leib's sons, David, Yosef, Moshe and Shimon, and his daughter Raytse's husband, Abraham Barmacz. The concern did business with all sectors of the city's population, including Arabs, for whom they printed in Arabic. Among their clients were members of the Ginio, Havilio, and Elite families, and Shemen, Dubek, and other renowned national brands, manufacturing products such as wine, candies, oil, and cigarettes. They also printed movie and travel posters, and government posters, postcards and documents, hotel luggage labels, receipts for Bikur Cholim Hospital and other local institutions, metal charity boxes, Melnik, Rosin & Co. (Jerusalem) embroidery designs (c.1900), and Sabbath and Jewish holiday cloth covers for hallot. During the Tzena austerity period Monsohn was the exclusive printer of government coupon booklets.
Moshe Monzon (b. 1958), grandson of Abraham-Leib's son Moshe, produces artistic tapestries. The prints produced by the A.L. Monsohn Lithography and S. Monzon Press are today sought by collectors the world over.
This probably predates the Israeli Bezalel school and is from the era of the early Yishuv.
- Creation Year:c. 1890-1920
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 15 in (38.1 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Measurements include frame, piece has minor wear, frame has wear. please see photos, in expected condition for its age and history.
- Gallery Location:Surfside, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU38212161002
About the Seller
4.9
Platinum Seller
Premium sellers with a 4.7+ rating and 24-hour response times
Established in 1995
1stDibs seller since 2014
1,760 sales on 1stDibs
Typical response time: 1 hour
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Surfside, FL
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllLarge French Modernist Cubist Lithograph Sculpture Image Pencil Signed
By Jacques Lipchitz
Located in Surfside, FL
lithograph printed on deckle edged Arches paper. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Peace on Earth
Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) was a Cubist sculptor, Painter and Lithographer. From late...
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Critic or Nick's 1947 Lithograph Jazz Band
By Jerome Kaplan
Located in Surfside, FL
Title: The Critic or Nick's
Artist: Jerome Kaplan
Date:1947
Media: black and white
Dimensions: 17.75 X 14.5 (sheet)
Historical Jazz Music piece (I believe this is of Nick's Tavern a...
Category
20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Cubist Abstract Lithograph Two Pigeons or Doves
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Surfside, FL
Pablo Picasso (after)
"Deux Pigeons"
limited edition print on Arches paper,
Hand signed by Marina Picasso lower right and numbered 146/500 lower left
From the estate of Pablo Picass...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pablo Picasso Estate Hand Signed Cubist Lithograph Abstract Girl Portrait Tete
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Surfside, FL
Pablo Picasso (after)
"Buste de Petite Fille"
limited edition print on Arches paper,
Hand signed by Marina Picasso lower right and numbered 144/500 lower left
From the estate of Pa...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Apeles Fenosa Spanish Sculptor Mourlot Lithograph Abstract Expressionist Figures
By Apelles Fenosa
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from a hand signed, limited edition (edition of 125) folio or full page lithographs some having a poem verso. The individual sheets are not signed or numbered. This listing is just for the one sheet, not for the cover sheet or the signed sheet.
This was printed at Mourlot in Paris, France, on velin D'Arches paper.
Apel les Fenosa i Florensa (1899 - 1989) lived in Spain. Apelles Fenosa is known for Expressionist Sculpture.
Artist's alternative names: Apel·les Fenosa, Apelles Fenosa
Spanish...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Polish French Figurative Abstract Art Brut Expressionist Lithograph Maryan
By Pinchas Maryan
Located in Surfside, FL
Pinchas Burstein, known as Maryan
Lithograph (after the drawing).
1960
Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (315 x 240mm).
There is printed text on the back, as issued.
Signed in the...
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
You May Also Like
The Smell of Us (Limited edition softcover book)
By Larry Clark
Located in New York, NY
Larry Clark
The Smell of Us, 2015
Limited Edition softcover book printed on heavy paper stock in oblong binding (Edition: 250)
5 1/2 × 8 inches
This first edition book by Larry Clark...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Hockney Paints the Stage (Hand signed and inscribed with French flag drawing)
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney
Hockney Paints the Stage (Hand signed and inscribed with doodle of French flag and embellishments), 1983
Softback monograph (hand signed and inscribed in marker, with e...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Notre-Dame
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Notre-Dame
Lithograph from 1957.
The edition no. 211/275.
With Arches watermark.
Dimensions of work: 44.5 x 33.5 cm.
Publisher: Fernand Mourlot Édite...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
£1,298 Sale Price
20% Off
Weeping Woman
By Pablo Picasso
Located in OPOLE, PL
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) - Weeping Woman (1937)
Lithograph from 1946.
Dimensions of work: 48 x 32.8 cm
Publisher: Pantheon.
The work is in Good condition.
Fast and secure shipm...
Category
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Coloquio
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph with full margins. Artist's proof inscribed "E II", from "Estado II" edition of 30, aside from the edition of 63. Signed, dated and numbered XXIV/XXX in pencil, lowe...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Book: Selected Works 1967-90 And the Mind Grew Fingers (PLUS handwritten letter)
Located in New York, NY
Dennis Oppenheim
Dennis Oppenheim: Selected Works 1967-90 : And the Mind Grew Fingers (with handwritten signed letter laid in separately), 1992
Softback book with separate hand signe...
Category
1990s Conceptual More Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
