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Recently Sacrifice of Isaac, an acrylic on canvas neo-expressionist work by Menashe Kadishman was sold. The bidding was between two buyers and sold for $23,830 against the starting price of $13,000. A history of the bidding is available online. This particular painting broke the record for Menashe Kadishman's artwork. |
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The Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem would take old ammunition parts, specifically brass shell cases and turn them into decorative items.
An example is the Rare Bezalel Silver and Copper Brass Shell Case Box, pictured at the top of this article.
It depicts different Jewish locations and scenarios including Rachel's Tomb and the Tower of David. This lot, #4104, is available with a starting price of $2,000.00.
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In 2002 Igael Turmarkin's bronze sculpture of noted Russian born writer and poet Haim Nachman Bialik was sold for $1,495. Bialik is perhaps best known for his work "In the City of Slaughter" discussing the Kishinev pogrom. The writer is sometimes referred to as "Israel's national poet.", though he died in 1934 before the creation of Israel. |
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Hammersite Inc was founded later in 1999 and describes itself as "dedicated to providing investment-grade art to an international clientele of artists, dealers, art lovers and collectors." Hammersite Inc combined the skill, reputation and knowledge base of Ben-Ami Auctioneers with the technological capabilities of the Internet. A buyer or seller doesn't need to leave their office or home in order to partake in an auction 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.
In their history they have sold thousands of items including works by Chagall, Picasso and Rubin.
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