POST CARDS FROM PALESTINE ca1921 | ||
Post Cards from a Holy Land Shlomo Narinsky (1885-1960) an artist-photographer, an illustrator and a painter, came to Israel on the second Aliyah wave, and was among the social circle of David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi. On the early 20th century, he photographed landscapes and people from the early days in Israel. His wife, Sonia Narinsky, was his Studio's partner and was a photographer herself. Born in the district of Korsakov in South Russia (today's Ukraine) Shlomo studied art and specialized in painting in Moscow. From 1904-1905 he lived in Paris and Berlin, where he studied painting and photography. A short time after returning to Russia he moved to Israel and settled in Jerusalem, where he established with Yaacov Houtimsky a photography studio by the name of "United Photography". Narinsky was in touch with artists of Bezalel, with people from the theatre and the literary world who were acquainted with Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. During the first years in Israel he photographed postcards of landscapes, sites and portraits. Most of the picture series were sold to a print and publishing house of the Jamal brothers in Jerusalem. In 1918 and throughout the 20's the publishing house continued to produce those pictures as postcards. In 1916 the Narinskys were banished to Egypt by the Turks because they were subjects of an enemy country, Russia, which was at war against Turkey in WWI. The couple continued their photographic activities among the Eretz Israel migrant community in Alexandria and Cairo. Sonia took pictures of local women who would not pose for male photographers and became a known and well-appreciated photographer in Egypt. After the British won, the couple returned to Israel, and Sonia photographed additional postcards for Jamal's publishing house with tri-lingual captions she wrote in Hebrew, Arabic and English. Between the two world wars, Narinsky lived and worked in Europe. He dealt with illustration, painting and photography and in 1932 opened a studio with Sonia in Paris. With the occupation of France by the Nazis in WW II, Narinsky was arrested in Drancy, a Nazi deportation center. Sonia contacted Ben-Gurion and Ben-Zvi to help secure Narinsky's release by the British. The British included him in an exchange deal for which a few of the camps' Jews released for Germans residing in Israel at the time. Upon their return to Israel, the couple settled in Kibbutz Ein Harod. In the 50's they moved to Haifa and Narinsky worked as a photography teacher in Wizo High School in Haifa where he worked until he died in 1960. His pictorial style is influenced by European photographers of the 19th century, who presented Eretz-Israel in the spirit of the holy scripts and the crusaders, romantic and exotic. However the context of his pictures does not always abide to the style, and many times there is a 'gap' between the soft light and the austerity of the photographed themes. These gaps are also seen in the captions in various languages printed at the back of the pictures. | ||
| #300416 | Old Jerusalem. The Holy Land. 1910-1921. Photogravures by Narinsky, S.
[picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] Group of 114 photogravures of holy sites, people, Jews, Christians, Bedouins, historical ruins, scenes of nature and every day life, and cityscapes. Each image has title and the reproduced signature of S. Narinsky. Unsigned # 53 and # 86, # 98 is signed in Hebrew. Most images measure 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (140 x 89 mm) each applied to 8.5 x 11 inches cardstock sheet. The set stored in gilt-stamped box. Jerusalem: Jamal Bros., 1921. This collection includes 114 photogravures from #1 to #118. Missing are ## 82, 106, 108 and 111. Collection also includes a set of 108 postcards corresponding to the gravures. Missing ## 4, 30, 34, 49, 58, 82, 106, 108, 111, and 116. | buy it
$4,500.00 |
| #300417 | Group of 104 different Narinsky postcards of holy sites, personalities, Jews, Christians, Bedouins, historical ruins, scenes of nature, and cityscapes numbered from #1 to #118.
[picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] [picture] Missing ## 2, 4, 30, 34, 49, 58, 79, 82, 90, 98, 106, 108, 111, and 116. | buy it
$750.00 |
| #3c | POST CARD No.3 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] The Tower of David (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #6c | POST CARD No.6 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] An old man in Jerusalem(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #8c | POST CARD No.8 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] The shepherd’s solitude (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #10c | POST CARD No.10 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] A Spanish Jew of Jerusalem (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #12c | POST CARD No.12 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Sunset view of anchored fishermen's boats near Jaffa (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #16c | POST CARD No.16 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] The Ruins of Cesarea" (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #18c | POST CARD No.18 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Mountains in the Judean desert" (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #19c | POST CARD No.19 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Fishermen at Jaffa(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #22c | POST CARD No.22 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] An Orthodox Jew of Jerusalem (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #24c | POST CARD No.24 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] A Yemenite Jew Chief in Jerusalem (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #26c | POST CARD No.26 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Flocks by the shore of the Sea of Galilee (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #28c | POST CARD No.28 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Brook Cherith near Jericho (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #29c | POST CARD No.29 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Palms at the foot of Mount Carmel (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #32c | POST CARD No.32 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Wild sweet lemons at Ain Fara, a tributary of Brook Cherith (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #36c | POST CARD No.36 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] The Dead Sea (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #39c | POST CARD No.39 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] On the way to Bethlehem(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #43c | POST CARD No.43 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] A native Jew of Jerusalem(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #44c | POST CARD No.44 Mint condition, Arabia
[picture] Ibn El Sioud Bedouins(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #46c | POST CARD No.46 Mint condition, Bethlehem Palestine
[picture] The Basilica (Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem) (also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #47c | POST CARD No.47 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] A Beduin in his happy mood (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #48c | POST CARD No.48 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] A 110 years old Jew in Tiberias (also in Arabic and Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #57c | POST CARD No.57 Mint condition, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] Steps leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre(also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #61c | POST CARD No.61 Mint condition, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] The Mosque El-Aksa(also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #63c | POST CARD No.63 Mint condition, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] The Fountain of Khalifa Omar (also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #64c | POST CARD No.64 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] The Interior of the Golden Gate (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #72c | POST CARD No.74 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] The Mosque of Omar and the mountains of Moab (also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #74c | POST CARD No.74 Mint condition, Bethlehem
[picture] The Chapel of the slaughter of the Infants (also in Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #75c | POST CARD No.75 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] Absalom's Pillar and Mary's well(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #76c | POST CARD No.75 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] An old stone -well in the Wildeness of Judea(also in Hebrew and Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #81c | POST CARD No.81 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] The tombs of St. James and Zacharias in the Valley of Jehoshaphat(also in Arabic) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #85c | POST CARD No.85 Mint condition, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] The site where the Crown of Thorns was placed upon Christ's Head(also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #88c | POST CARD No.88 Mint condition, Palestine
[picture] Mountain view of Sea of Galilee and surroundings (also in Arabic and Hebrew) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #97c | POST CARD No.97 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] A monastery in the rocks, Kedron Valley (also in Arabic and Hebrew) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #100c | POST CARD No.100 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] Ain Karim, the birth place of St. John the Baptist (also in Arabic and Hebrew) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #105c | POST CARD No.105 Mint condition, Jaffa
[picture] House of Simon the Tanner (also in Arabic and Hebrew) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #109c | POST CARD No.109 Mint condition, Jerusalem
[picture] David's Tower (also in Arabic ) Phot. S. Narinsky (also in Hebrew) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #112c | POST CARD No.112 Slightly worn corners otherwise like mint, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] Pool Hezekiah (also in Arabic ) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #115c | POST CARD No.115 Mint condition, Jerusalem Palestine
[picture] Cadi Burhan – ed – din’s pulpit(also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
| #118c | POST CARD No.118 Mint condition, Bethlehem Palestine
[picture] Interior Church of the Nativity(also in Arabic) Publ. & copyright by Jamal Bros, Jerusalem (Palestine). 1921 | buy it
$10.00 |
