LOT #289: Sabra. Artist: W. Globtchwsky
W. GLOBTCHWSKY
37 1/2 x 47 in./95.4 x 119.2 cm
Cond B/Slight tears at folds and edges.
No one said that settling a new homeland would be an easy task. And though the efforts might bring one close to the brink of collapse, the dream of an idyllic oasis on earth makes the struggle worthwhile. That's certainly the conceit on display in this economically Constructivist Globtchwsky poster for the film, distributed by Zenit Film and initially titled "Sabra"-which translates as "cactus," but also is the nickname given to native-born Israelis. By the time the film was released, however, it would be known as "Halutzim," which is to say a Jewish pioneer in the agricultural settlements of modern Israel. For his first film outside his native Poland, director Aleksander Ford took his camera crew all the way to Palestine-the first movie ever made in that country. The result was a powerful, beautifully photographed story about the trials and tribulations of Jewish settlers (cast primarily from the ranks of the Palestinian Habima Players) featuring an indomitable heroine who fights for the group's survival and success-in the face of drought, malaria, endless hard work and an Arab sheik who goads his people into war. "Halutzim" climaxes in visual explosions of rampaging humanity, gushing water and other signs of passionate frontier life. Due to its Arab-Jewish tensions, the British Mandatory Government banned the film in Palestine. When the movie first screened in New York, it was accompanied by the following opening-title disclaimer: "The English titles were not written in the U.S. Hence some typographical errors." This is one of only two known copies of this exceedingly rare poster, with the other copy housed in the Warsaw Museum!
Est: $20,000 - $25,000
http://www.postersplease.com/index.php?FAFs=439c9d45019fe6496f840c17c1f8...Auction House: Poster Auctions International, IncAuction Location: New York, NY, USA + Show Location DetailsAuction Title: Poster HighAuction Date: May 3, 2009Artist or Maker: W. GLOBTCHWSKYDate: 1933Description: No one said that settling a new homeland would be an easy task. And though the efforts might bring one close to the brink of collapse, the dream of an idyllic oasis on earth makes the struggle worthwhile. That's certainly the conceit on display in this economically Constructivist Globtchwsky poster for the film, distributed by Zenit Film and initially titled "Sabra"-which translates as "cactus," but also is the nickname given to native-born Israelis. By the time the film was released, however, it would be known as "Halutzim," which is to say a Jewish pioneer in the agricultural settlements of modern Israel. For his first film outside his native Poland, director Aleksander Ford took his camera crew all the way to Palestine-the first movie ever made in that country. The result was a powerful, beautifully photographed story about the trials and tribulations of Jewish settlers (cast primarily from the ranks of the Palestinian Hahttp://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/sabra.artist:-w.-globtchwsky-1-c-ed80...