Lot 4 · Auction 12 Israeli and international art
Portrait of the American painist Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), 1971, ... Including COA from Yona Fischer, the first curator of Israeli and Modern Art at the Israel Museum (Jerusalem) when opened in 1965, a position he held for 25 years
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- Yair gallery — Auction 12 Israeli and international art, 6 Even Gvirol St., Tel-Aviv, Israel · 7 May 2016
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- TB-2026-11853834
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Avigdor Arikha, Portrait of the American painist Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), 1971, ... Including COA from Yona Fischer, the first curator of Israeli and Modern Art at the Israel Museum (Jerusalem) when opened in 1965, a position he held for 25 years. Yair gallery, 7 May 2016, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-11853834.
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Avigdor Arikha, Portrait of the American painist Eugene Istomin (1925-2003), 1971, ... Including COA from Yona Fischer, the first curator of Israeli and Modern Art at the Israel Museum (Jerusalem) when opened in 1965, a position he held for 25 years. Yair gallery, 7 May 2016, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-11853834.
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From the same sale Auction 12 Israeli and international art · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The painter, lion and model, Pencil on paper, 14 x 21 cm | Leo Roth (Israeli, 1914-2002) | — | |
| Family at the Kibbutz, Pencil on paper, 15 x 21 cm , Signed | Leo Roth (Israeli, 1914-2002) | — | |
| Flowers vase, Gouache on paper, 47 x 32 cm , Signed | Ozer Shabat (Israeli - Polish, 1901-1978) | — | |
| Nocturnal landscape, Watercolor, 9 x 7 cm , Signed | Aharon Messeg | — | |
| Study at the synagogue, Woodcut, 14 x 10 cm, Signed | Josef Budko (Israeli - Polish, 1880-1940) | — | |
| Figure and boat scape, Oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm , Signed | Malvina Kaplan (Israeli - Polish, 1913-1987) | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Avigdor Arikha | Assortment of Signed Prints | Kedem, Mar 2026 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | Portfolio of Lithographs – Stockholm, 1954 – Signed and Numb | Kedem, Mar 2026 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | "Facing Mount Zion" – Portfolio of Lithographs – Tel Aviv, 1 | Kedem, Oct 2025 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | Portait of S. Yizhar , Ink on Paper | PASAREL, Jan 2022 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | 1929 - 2010 | Tiroche, Jan 2023 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | Three Lithographs | Kedem, May 2025 | ||
| Avigdor Arikha | Collection of Signed Prints | Kedem, Mar 2026 |
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