Shraga Weil 1918-2009
Symbols of Passover (The Ram)
lithograph on paper
50.6 x 34.6
(lower left): A.P.
1987-426
@Shraga Weil estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Weil began to incorporate Jewish symbols and iconography into his works from the 1960s onwards.The sacrificial lamb or Paschal lamb was traditionally slaughtered on the eve of Passover and eaten...
Weil began to incorporate Jewish symbols and iconography into his works from the 1960s onwards.The sacrificial lamb or Paschal lamb was traditionally slaughtered on the eve of Passover and eaten on the first night of the Jewish Passover holiday with bitter herbs and matzo. This work featured in the BBC2 drama series 'The Honourable Woman', starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Provenance
presented by Mrs. Alice SchwabLiterature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 105.2
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