HENRY MILLER BEZALEL SCHATZ ART JERUSALEM 1957 PORTRAIT ARTIST ILLUSTRATION

" PORTRAIT OF HENRY MILLER " JERUSALEM 1957 by BEZALEL SCHATZ THIS ARTWORK PLATE IS FROM THE PORTFOLIO " TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS TO HENRY MILLER " By BAZELAL SCHATZ text from the portfolio reads "These illustrations are by Bezalel Schatz for the Hebrew Edition of selected writing by Henry Miller, "Half Past Midnight" ("Hatzot Vahetzi", translated by Aharon Amir, "Zohar" editions, Tel-Aviv). All rights to these drawings are reserved by the Artist. Published by Bezalel Schatz, P.O. Box 469 Jerusalem, Israel. Printed in Israel, January 1957 by the Turim Press Ltd., Jerusalem. This ART PLATES in this portfolio were expressly intended to illustrate the Hebrew Edition of " HALF PAST MIDNIGHT " By HENRY MILLER following text from the introduction written by Henry Miller for this portfolio : "It is pleasant and comforting to see one's work illustrated by a kindred soul while one is still this side of the grave. It is even more gratifying to an author to observe that only in a far off land could such a task be performed. Bezalel Schatz is something more than a brother-in-law and a cher confrere : he is an artist who has sought and found the inmost meaning of my work and expressed it in sensitive, quasi-humorous delineations....The illustrations are all in pen and ink, with pale colored washes for background. They are loose laid and suitable for framing or presentation as gifts ." Henry Miller , Big Sur , California , February 14th 1957 The portfolio that contained this art plate is listed as B99 pp 612 in " Henry Miller a Bibliography of Primary Sources " Vol 1 by ROGER JACKSON & LAWRENCE SHIFREEN Bezalel Schatz was a very distinctive and accomplished Israeli artist who collaborated with Henry Miller to produce the remarkable publication " INTO THE NIGHT LIFE " which is perhaps the finest HENRY MILLER art book ever published and consists of original serigraphs . Overall measurements app 9.75 x 13.5 inches ( image smaller ) produced on a heavy quality stout stock lettered in black CONDITION GOOD PLUS NOTE: SLIGHT DISCOLORATION AND DARKENING AND ROUGHNESS OF CORNERS NOT AFFECTING IMAGE . thank you PORTRAIT OF HENRY MILLER read more