SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL (CANADIAN, 1938-2013)
MIXED MEDIA LINOCUT WITH METALLIC INK EMBELLISHMENTS AND HAND-CALLIGRAPHED HEBREW SCRIPT ON PAPER. PRINT-SIGNED “SONIA TARANTOUR PEARL” LOWER RIGHT IN MATRIX.
AN EXPRESSIVE BLACK AND WHITE GRAPHIC COMPOSITION DEPICTING ETHIOPAN JEWISH (BETA ISRAEL) FIGURES IN TRADITIONAL DRESS ACCENTED BY RELIGIOUS MOTIFS, AND HEBREW LETTERING READING “BETA ISRAEL” IN LOWER SCROLL.
SIZE: 12″ X 9.75″;
18″ X 15.75″ FRAMED