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MOSHE ROSENTHALIS [in Hebrew & Englsh: a Catalogue Raisonne]; Memorim: Adam Baruch / Avner Rosenthalis

Rosenthalis, Moshe

Israel: Massada, 1988 [1990?]. Moshe Rosenthalis. First Edition [Bilingual text: Hebrew & English]. Cloth. INSCRIBED, ILLUSTRATED with a Double-Spread of an Artist's Studio, SIGNED by the Artist, small oblong 4to (9" x 9 3/4"), blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and full color glossy rectangular repro of paintings on covers, introduction in Hebrew by Adam Baruch, Mylar-protected, cardboard slipcase, 215 pages. Fine / Fine. Item #1803

EXCEPTIONAL catalogue raisonne with color & B&W plates.

INSCRIBED & DATED; plus an elaborate double-spread drawing by Moshe Rosenthalis on the endpapers of an artist's studio [his studio?] with nude models posing or lounging!

Moshe Rosenthalis (1922-2008) was a prominent and highly respected, widely exhibited, Israeli artist. Born in Lithuania, he was exposed to Socialist Realism during his youth and service in the Soviet Army during World War II, when he also created propaganda posters. He also study at the Academy of Art in Vilna. Not long after immigrating to Israel in 1958, he adopted a vibrant and colorful style that was allusive and abstract, evocative and impassioned. As Rosenthalis stated “to simplify forms one has to work harder, search, use the imagination, and involve one’s intellect and emotions.”

Numerous full page color plates plus reproductions of drawings with captions in English and Hebrew. Introduction in Hebrew by Adam Baruch. Tight, clean and bright. An Exceptional Copy in its original cardboard slipcase; also its dj is protected with a Mylar cover.

Price: $375.00