Shraga Weil – Advertisement Poster for Rubber Hoses – Kibbutz Ha'ogen, 1949

Shraga Weil – Advertisement Poster for Rubber Hoses – Kibbutz Ha'ogen, 1949
Advertisment poster for rubber hoses, designed by Shraga Weil. Kfar Monash printing press, 1949. Signed in the plate. A small poster advertising rubber hoses made by "Ha'ogen, rubber factory". Designed by Shraga Weil in Kibbutz Ha'ogen. This was one of the first works created by Weil in Israel.
Shraga Weil (1918-2009), Israeli artist, native of Czechoslovakia. At a young age he joined "HaShomer HaTza'ir" movement. During WW II lived in Budapest and dealt with forging documents for the Hungarian underground. In 1943, was deported with his wife, to a concentration camp.Was released in 1944 with the aid of the underground. After the war worked as an illustrator and among other things illustrated publications of "HaShomer HaTza'ir" and "HeHalutz". Made Aliya to Erertz Israel in 1947 on the boat "Theodor Herzl". When the vessel was captured by the British authorities he was sent to an internment camp in Cyprus, where he was involved with painting and training youth. In 1948 made Aliya and settled in Kibbutz Ha'ogen. Studied art in Paris in 1952-53 and specialized in prints and murals. Was active in various areas of the Kibbutz Movement. Worked as an illustrator for Sifriyat HaPoalim.
25X35 cm. Good condition. Filing holes and piercing of pins to borders.