Israel the Land of the Bible. Poster designed by Jean David.
An imaginary figure of King David playing the harp and a lion at his feet, and caption: King David.
Jean David (1908-1993) An Israeli designer, painter and illustrator born in Romania. He worked in painting, drawing, collage, ceramic decoration, wall tapestries, stamps and more. In 1942, together with 12 other Jews (including Theodore Brauner, brother of the painter Victor Brauner), he boarded a small immigration ship that was captured by the British off the coast of Lebanon, and spent two years detained in Cyprus. After Israel’s independence he lived in Jerusalem. Participated in the first three exhibitions of the “New Horizons” group at Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Jerusalem Artists’ House. Also had a solo exhibition at Tel Aviv Museum. In 1960 he won the Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture.
68×48 cm. Good condition.