KROL, ABRAM (1919-2001). Hommage à l’écriture. Alphabet hébreu précédé d’un texte extrait du Zohar et suivi de notes du graveur. 22 burins et bois originaux de Krol.

* Limited edition of 121 copies of which 99 were signed by the artist. This is copy 76, signed by Abram Krol. In original slipcase. Some brownings. Handwritten dedication in French on titlepage to Willy and Fritz Spanjaard, dated 1957. First edition. Limited signed edition. A very good, complete copy with all plates in good condition. Abraham Krol, born in Poland emigrated to France in 1938. After the war while working as a mechanic he studied at the École des Beaux Arts at Avignon and later, living in Paris, he learned the art of engraving from Joseph Hecht (1891-1951). In many of his works he used biblical themes. Kroll illustrated over 20 literary works from the 1940s through the 1960s as well as painting murals, enamels and designing for tapestries. Krol has won numerous prices for his illustrated work.