Ze’ev Raban - Jaffa - 1950s chromolithograph - beautifully framed and matted For Sale

Ze’ev Raban — Jaffa — lithograph

This framed chromolithograph is one of four scenes by Ze'ev Raban from sites in the Holy Land.

Jaffa is an ancient port city on the Mediterranean Sea famous for its association with the biblical account of Jonah. The prophet is pictured below the landscape, being expelled from the belly of the great fish.

About the artist: Wolf Rawicki was born in Łódź, Poland in 1890 and moved to Ottoman Palestine, and in 1912 he adopted the name Ze'ev Raban. He studied at the Bezalel school and later joined the school's faculty. Raban taught anatomy and composition, as well as painting and sculpture. Bezalel subjects were a combination of traditional Jewish religious images, Zionist symbols, Biblical themes, views of the Holy Land and depictions of the flora and fauna of Palestine.

Printed circa 1950 in Israel, the print measures 9 x 5.5 inches.

The black lacquer frame with beautiful texture fabric matted border was done at Hudson's Department Store in Detroit on November 27, 1956.

Each print is $95 or $350 for the four.

Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class to addresses within the United States only. No returns.