'Mountain Village', originally made in 1954, was used as illustration no. 3 in Jacob Pins 'Landscapes [Woodcuts]', published by The Dvir Publishing Co. in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1955. In his introduction to this volume, Eugene Kolb, Director of The Tel Aviv Museum, observed how these landscapes are 'striking witnesses' to the artist's 'talent. Here [...] concentrated on one single subject, the landscape of Israel', which he commended for offering 'an original interpretation' of the subject.