ECCLESIASTES.

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Ben Shahn

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Ecclesiastes.

Serigraph in sepia with black calligraphy, 1966.
Image size 19 7/8 x 16 1/8" (50.4 x 40.8 cm).
Very good condition.
LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 16181
Price: $700.00
Publisher :
Three human and three beast heads merge in this print into one complex image representing the three ages of man. The Hebrew text at the bottom states: "Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; : and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, : and walk in the ways of thine heart, : and in the sight of thine eyes: : but know thou, that for all these things : God will bring thee into judgement." Printing variation of Prescot #68. There are 10 known impressions of this print according to Prescott. Signed in black conte crayon upper left below red-orange chop. 20th Century Subjects , Religious , Judaic

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