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BEN-GURION, DAVID. (1886-1973). Polish-born Israeli statesman who, as his country’s first prime minister, proclaimed its independence on May 14, 1948. Signed limited edition color print. (“D. Ben-Gurion”). N.p., N.d. (1973). Number 328 of 500. Broadly signed on the lower blank mount in pencil. Additionally signed by the American realist painter Herbert L. Davidson (b.1930). (“Herbert Davidson”). An early supporter of Zionism, Ben-Gurion moved to Palestine in 1906 to become a farmer. After his expulsion by the Turkish government at the outbreak of World War I, he rallied the support of Britain and the U.S. calling for increased Jewish immigration to Palestine. Decades of ongoing Zionist activities led to a strengthening of the Jewish community in Palestine and, on May 14, 1948, Ben-Gurion proclaimed the birth of the state of Israel. As prime minister and minister of defense, he created the Israeli army, often using military force to thwart Arab violence. He retired from politics in 1963 and several years later moved to the Negev kibbutz of Sde-Boqer. A vivid portrait of Ben-Gurion with the desert sky and billowing Israeli flag in the background. The original artwork, painted in the final year of Ben-Gurion’s life, was donated to the Israel National Museum.

Item #15804

Price: $1,500