Shatiach, 1979
Signed three times, titled, and dated 1979 at N.Y.C. NY twice in pencil verso. Unframed.Image/Sheet 12.8 x 12.3 in - 32.4 x 31.3 cm; 18.6 x 18.3 in - 47.2 x 46.5 cm
drawn in 1979
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "American & Modern Art" held on Thu, Feb 27, 2020.
Lot 43
Lot 43
Estimate: CAD $2,000 - $3,000
Realised: CAD $2,400
Realised: CAD $2,400
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Jacob El Hanani was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1947 and grew up in Israel. According to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, his work draws upon the tradition of micrography in Judaism, a technique utilized in decoration and transcribing holy texts. He creates highly intricate works through the painstaking repetition of minuscule marks, often Hebrew letters repeated thousands of times using ink on paper or canvas. He draws these images without magnification, in order to reduce eye strain, he rests every ten minutes.
Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Jacob El Hanani was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1947 and grew up in Israel. According to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, his work draws upon the tradition of micrography in Judaism, a technique utilized in decoration and transcribing holy texts. He creates highly intricate works through the painstaking repetition of minuscule marks, often Hebrew letters repeated thousands of times using ink on paper or canvas. He draws these images without magnification, in order to reduce eye strain, he rests every ten minutes.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.