Lot 1357
Abram Krol. The Thora. An excessively rare full set of Abram Krol's signed proofs for his magnum opus, the illustrations of the Five Books of Moses (Suite de 187 bruins pour La Pentateuque). The set is comprised of 187 Abram Krol signed engravings, each marked and approved as artist's proofs of his illustrations of the The Pentateuch.
All are 12" x 8", titled and signed by Krol in pencil:
Genesis, 50 plates
Exodus 40 plates
Leviticus, 27 plates
Numbers, 36 plates
Deuteronomy, 34 plates
The set is complete. The first edition carried 187 plates; a 1993 edition (Paris), 189. This is the 1967 edition. Other editions have appeared in Haifa (1969) and Troyes (1988).
As of this writing, we know of only two full sets: this one, and the one at the Library of Congress, which was a gift of the artist. This set is deemed superior to the set in the Library of Congress, because each engraving bears Krol's approval - "épreuve graveur," in the lower left corner, whereas the Library's set is merely numbered.
The engravings are contained in one portfolio; condition is excellent.
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
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