Showing posts with label Judaica. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judaica. Show all posts

Monday, March 25, 2013

Arthur Szyk's Haggadah

Arthur Szyk's Haggadah was published in 1939. Swann Galleries lot description calls it "the artist's best-known work and the most celebrated modern illustrated Haggadah." The limited edition is highly sought-after. This is number 41/125 and it sold for $38,000 in 2010.

Arthur Szyk, The Haggadah, Matzoh and Maror (Bitter Herbs), 1939

Arthur Szyk, The Haggadah, Edited by Cecil Roth, Fine Binding, 1939

Arthur Szyk, The Haggadah, Signed Limitation Page, 1939
Signatures of artist Arthur Szyk and editor  Cecil Roth

"At the Feet of Your Most Gracious Majesty, I humbly lay these works of my hands,
shelving forth the Afflictions of my People Israel.
arthur szyk, illuminator: of Poland"
Arthur Szyk, The Haggadah, 1939

Hodu L'Adonai Ki-Tov / Ki L'Olam Chasdo
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good / For his mercy endureth forever
Arthur Szyk, The Haggadah, 1939
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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Arthur Szyk's Book of Esther

Last month Swann Galleries sold this limited edition copy (330/400) of Arthur Szyk's beautifully illustrated Megillat Esther from 1925. The Book of Esther is read every year on Purim.


Arthur Szyk, from Megillat Esther
Swann Galleries, January 24, 2013


Arthur Szyk, from Megillat Esther
Swann Galleries, January 24, 2013

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Friday, April 6, 2012

The Amsterdam Haggadah of 1695

This Haggadah was printed by the Amsterdam Jewish community. Haggadot are used for celebrating the Passover Seder and this illustrated edition has been highly influential over the centuries.  It dates from 1695, or about 240 years after the first Gutenberg Bible.