An authentic early 20th-century fine art postcard featuring the work "A Yemenite Girl" (עלמה תימנית) by the renowned Bezalel Academy artist Abel Pann (1883–1963). Executed in Pann's signature expressive drawing style, this piece depicts a young Yemenite Jewish woman wearing traditional embroidered headwear, facial jewelry, and layered ethnic attire.

The front includes the title in both English ("A Ymenite Girl" with historical spelling variance) and Hebrew ("עלמה תימנית"). The reverse features standard early Divided Back layout printed with "Carte Postale" across the top, address lines, and the lower copyright attribution: "Copyright by Abel Pann". Unposted and unwritten.

Item Details

• Artist: Abel Pann (Pfeffermann) (1883–1963), famous Bezalel Academy artist, Israeli painter and lithographer known for his Biblical and Middle Eastern ethnic portraiture.

• Origin: Eretz Israel / Jerusalem / Vienna printings (early Bezalel Period).

• Age: Circa 1920s (c. 1920–1926).

• Material: Lithographic monochrome ink print on heavy unpainted cardstock.

Condition

• Grade: Very Fine (VF) Antique Condition.

• Details: Unposted and unused. Excellent paper integrity with light natural age toning to the cream stock. Minor softness at extreme corner tips consistent with historical storage. No tears, creases, or surface writing on either side.

Authenticity Assessment

This postcard displays key markers verifying its original early-20th-century production:

• Typography & Text Layout: Features the distinct contemporary typo "Ymenite" alongside early Hebrew typography used by Pann during his early Jerusalem/Vienna self-publishing periods (c. 1920s).

• Cardstock & Print Quality: Printed on uncoated, fibrous cream cardstock with crisp lithographic line reproduction showing true pressure gradations rather than modern offset dot-matrix halftones.

• Publisher Attribution: Displays the authentic lower verso publisher line "Copyright by Abel Pann" in characteristically small serif type, identical to verified museum archives (such as the Gross Family Collection, Object P.3786).

Reference

• Book Title: The Painter of the Bible: Abel Pann

• Author: Yigal Zalmona / Israel Museum

• Page / Reference: Catalog section on Bezalel Period Postcards & Ethnic Types (See also Center for Jewish Art Record: Gross Family Collection P.3786).

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