This is an authentic, original early 20th-century monochrome art postcard featuring the drawing titled "A Young Man" (in Hebrew: צעיר) by the renowned Jewish-Israeli artist Abel Pann (1883–1963).

Produced in Jerusalem/Palestine during the early 1920s, this portrait reflects Pann’s expressive graphic style during his pivotal years teaching at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Printed on heavy cream cardstock with a classic divided "Carte Postale" back, the front features a lithographic or collotype print of Pann’s expressive chalk/charcoal study. It carries the publisher attribution "Copyright by Abel Pann" printed along the lower back margin.

• Artist: Abel Pann (Pfeffermann) (1883–1963)

• Title: A Young Man / צעיר

• Origin: Jerusalem, Palestine (Eretz Israel)

• Age / Era: Circa 1915–1925 (Early 20th Century / Interwar Period)

• Material: Unused cardstock

• Dimensions: Standard vintage postcard size (approx. 3.5" x 5.5" / 9 cm x 14 cm)

Condition

• Overall: Excellent Vintage Condition (Unposted / Unused).

• Front: Very light toning appropriate for age; clean image with crisp title text in English and Hebrew. Corners and edges remain sharp with minimal edge handling.

• Back: Clean and unwritten; minor, faint age spots near the lower margin. No tears, creases, pins, or adhesive remnants.

Authenticity Assessment This piece displays key physical markers confirming early 20th-century original production:

1. Paper & Printing: The heavy cream stock shows typical natural oxidation and aging consistent with 1910s–1920s paper manufacture. The monochrome print retains subtle tonal transitions characteristic of original period offset collotype/lithography rather than modern high-dot-density digital reproduction.

2. Typography & Layout: The dual-language titling ("A Young Man" / "צעיר") uses early 20th-century Bezalel-style Hebrew typography on the front.

3. Publisher Line: The back features the characteristic single-line serif text "Copyright by Abel Pann" alongside the traditional French "Carte Postale" header typical of European/Middle Eastern postal card formats of the period.

Reference

• Book Title: The Construction of a National Art: The Bezalel School, 1906–1929 (or general catalog: The Art of Abel Pann)

• Author: Gideon Ofrat

• Reference Note: For secondary cataloging of Abel Pann’s Bezalel-era published graphics and postcard sets, consult the Gross Family Collection (Object ID: P.3673) cataloged by the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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