Albert Dov Sigal collection

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Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a boy in tallit and tefillin receiving religious instruction with a rough pencil sketch on the reverse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5775
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm) | Width: 10.620 inches (26.975 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal from 1948-1958 when he lived in Israel. The painting shows a youth in tallit (prayer shawl) and tefillin (leather boxes containing Torah verses] holding a book and being instructed by an older man. It is a preparatory sketch for a later large oil painting of a Bar Mitzvah. There is a rough pencil sketch of a woman in her bath on the reverse which later became an enamel, Bathsheba. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He sta...
Albert Dov Sigal unfinished watercolor sketch of a king in red robes seated on his throne in an ornately decorated and colored interior
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5776
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 12.880 inches (32.715 cm) | Width: 12.750 inches (32.385 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1959. It depicts King Solomon in red robes seated on his throne being fanned by a black servant while other unfinished figures kneel nearby. The richly decorated interior is brightly colored in oranges, blues, and greens. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, he and...
Albert Dov Sigal gouache and gold leaf painting of a seated man gazing at a large golden lion and another man with his finger raised in admonishment
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5777
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm) | Width: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Gouache created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. The stylized, abstract composition in gold and brown has an image of a man seated before a large golden lion with a cloth in its bared teeth. Next to the lion stands a man with his forearm raised, finger pointing upward. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, the family sa...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a bearded man leading one group of people through a parted sea while others float away
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5778
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 14.625 inches (37.148 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts Moses leading his people through the parted Red Sea as soldiers and chariots float in the background where the sea has closed. This is a preparatory sketch for a large oil painting. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, he and his family sailed from B...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a bearded man in a green chair and a family seated around a Passover table with a pencil sketch on the reverse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5779
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 10.125 inches (25.718 cm) | Width: 14.250 inches (36.195 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts an interior scene of a Jewish family with a bearded man in a red yarmulke seated in a green chair at the head of a table set for Passover, with a large lit candelabrum in the background. There is a preparatory pencil sketch on the reverse. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resis...
Albert Dov Sigal muted watercolor painting of a young woman, holding an infant, walking with her family on a seaside road based upon his arrival in Palestine
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5780
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm) | Width: 9.250 inches (23.495 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal based upon the experiences of his family as newly arrived emigrants to Palestine on February 22, 1948. It depicts the artist and his family as they arrive in their new home. It is an image of a man with bags, followed by two women, one with a baby, with a small village in the background. This was a preparatory sketch for a lithograph. See 1990.242.2 and 1990.242.4 for other versions of this scene. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads a...
Albert Dov Sigal small red and green colored etching of a couple standing with heads touching next to a seated dejected man with a crown
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5781
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 11.000 inches (27.94 cm) | Width: 8.000 inches (20.32 cm) pictorial area: Height: 5.000 inches (12.7 cm) | Width: 2.875 inches (7.303 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Etched print created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It presents David standing with Michal, Saul's daughter, their heads touching; her arm is across his chest and he holds a lyre. Next to them is a downcast, bearded King Saul seated in a large chair. This is a preparatory drawing for a copper engraving. It is similar to the watercolor sketch, 1992.113.9. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group ...
Albert Dov Sigal gouache painting of a yeshiva class with a teacher preparing to punish 1 terrified boy with a comically long belt as 3 watch
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5782
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 20.500 inches (52.07 cm) | Width: 15.625 inches (39.688 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Gouache and watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts, in a caricatured and light-hearted style, a schoolroom interior with a very large bearded teacher preparing to strike one boy with upraised arms with an extremely long strap while three other boys watch from a nearby table. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistan...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor painting of a circular brown plate with a scene of a bride and groom standing in front of a rabbi under a red fringed chuppah
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5783
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 13.125 inches (33.338 cm) | Width: 13.000 inches (33.02 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal from 1948-1958 when he lived in Israel. The work depicts a dark brown plate with a small rectangular scene of a woman in a white dress and veil with a man in a top hat beneath an red fringed wedding canopy with a Star of David on top held by 2 boys in yarmulkes; a rabbi reads from a paper while guests watch. It was created as a preparatory sketch for a woodcut that would be decorated with silver and enamel. It is a version of the scene portrayed in 1992.113.2. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assign...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a rabbi with a bridal couple under an orange chuppah with guests holding lit candles with a rough pencil sketch on the reverse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5784
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 8.875 inches (22.543 cm) | Width: 12.250 inches (31.115 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal from 1948-1958 when he lived in Israel. The sketch depicts a woman in a white dress and veil with a man in a top hat standing in front of a rabbi reading from a paper under an orange wedding canopy. Behind them are guests in blues and purples holding lit candles. It was created as a preparatory sketch for a later work. It is a version of the scene portrayed in 1992.113.2. There is a sketch of a woman on the back. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and...
Albert Dov Sigal woodcut richly colored in white and golden browns featuring a woman in a heavy white robe presenting gifts to a king
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5785
- English
- 1964
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 13.875 inches (35.243 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Woodcut created by Albert Dov Sigal in 1964 depicting a densely colored image of the Queen of Sheba, covered with a long white robe and veil, with attendants presenting gifts to King Solomon, who stands on a red raised platform. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, he and his family sailed from Burgas, Bulgaria, towards Palestine aboard the Aliy...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a man in tattered clothes with a large green and purple fish floating above with a pencil sketch on the reverse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5786
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm) | Width: 14.500 inches (36.83 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal in 1964 with an image of Jonah lying on a beach, eyes closed in anguish; above and behind him is an abstract image of a whale floating in the green and purple sky. This is a preparatory sketch for an enamel. There are sketched scenes of Bathsheba in her bath on the reverse. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor of a giant man with a shield, sword, and spear threatening an unarmed youth
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5787
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 10.000 inches (25.4 cm) | Width: 14.125 inches (35.878 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts a Goliath, a large bearded man in a keffiyah, chestplate, and orange striped skirt threatening David, an unarmed youth in a white tunic standing, hands on hips, next to a small pile of rocks. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, he and his family sai...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a Shabbat table with a decanter, kiddush cup, challah, and candlesticks with a pencil sketch on the reverse
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5788
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 14.620 inches (37.135 cm) | Width: 10.620 inches (26.975 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts a table set for the Sabbath with a wine decanter and kiddish cup, 2 candlesticks, and a challah with a traditional cover. This is the basis for a later painting and a favorite theme of Sigal's. There is a pencil sketch on the reverse of a man gazing upon a woman in her bath which later became an enamel, David watching Bathsheba. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He sta...
Albert Dov Sigal watercolor sketch of a woman in a headdress and gown attended by servants offering gifts to a king with a scepter
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5789
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 9.750 inches (24.765 cm) | Width: 10.625 inches (26.988 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor sketch created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts the Queen of Sheba presenting her gifts to King Solomon who stands on an orange stepped platform, holding his scepter in one hand and reaching out with his other. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the Romanian resistance. On December 27, 1947, he and his family sailed from Burgas, Bulgaria, to...
Albert Dov Sigal boldly colored watercolor sketch of a seated king gazing in sorrow at a couple standing before him
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn5790
- English
- 1948-1958
- overall: Height: 14.620 inches (37.135 cm) | Width: 10.750 inches (27.305 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Watercolor painting created by Albert Dov Sigal when he lived in Israel from 1948-1958. It depicts King Saul seated in his throne staring at a couple, David and Michal, Saul's daughter, standing before him. Michal's arm is across David's chest; he holds a lyre; her look is beseeching, his is cold and distant. It is a preparatory sketch for an enamel. In 1939, Sigal was arrested by the fascist, antisemitic Romanian government and assigned to a forced labor battalion that repaired and built roads and railways. He started an underground art school with a group of friends and was active in the ...