This exquisite lithograph after Emmanuel Mane-Katz (1894-1962), titled Ancetres de Stempeniou (Ancestors of Stempeniou), from the folio Mane-Katz, Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou de Cholem Aleikhem (Mane-Katz, Twelve Lithographs for Stempeniou by Sholem Aleikhem), originates from the 1966 edition published by Boston Book & Art Shop, Boston, under the direction of Andre Sauret, Monte-Carlo; rendered by Emmanuel Mane-Katz, Paris, and Alexis Manaranche, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, January 1966. Ancetres de Stempeniou embodies Mane-Katz's emotionally charged expressionism and luminous figuration, translating cultural memory and spiritual lineage into a composition defined by chromatic vitality and structural clarity.
Executed as a lithograph on grand velin d Arches paper, this work measures 27.5 x 21 inches (69.85 x 53.34 cm). Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris, and the refined production standards associated with Andre Sauret's art publications.
Artwork Details:
Artist: After Emmanuel Mane-Katz (1894-1962)
Title: Ancetres de Stempeniou (Ancestors of Stempeniou), from Mane-Katz, Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou de Cholem Aleikhem (Mane-Katz, Twelve Lithographs for Stempeniou by Sholem Aleikhem)
Medium: Lithograph on grand velin d Arches paper
Dimensions: 27.5 x 21 inches (69.85 x 53.34 cm)
Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1966
Publisher: Boston Book & Art Shop, Boston, under the direction of Andre Sauret, Monte-Carlo
Renderers: Emmanuel Mane-Katz, Paris; Alexis Manaranche, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the folio Mane-Katz, Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou de Cholem Aleikhem, published January 1966
Notes:
Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), This album, directed by Andre Sauret, was completed in January 1966. The lithographies, whose stone setting was started by Mane-Katz and completed by Alexis Manaranche, were drawn in the ateliers of Mourlot Freres in Paris. The typography is from L'imprimerie Union in Paris. The draw has been limited Has CCC examples on grand velin d Arches, numbered from I to CCC. It was shot in addition, some examples for out of commerce reserves.
About the Publication:
Mane-Katz, Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou de Cholem Aleikhem (Mane-Katz, Twelve Lithographs for Stempeniou by Sholem Aleikhem), published in January 1966 under the direction of Andre Sauret and issued by Boston Book & Art Shop, represents a significant mid twentieth century collaboration between literary modernism and the School of Paris. Conceived as a comprehensive illustrated folio dedicated to the Yiddish writer Sholem Aleikhem, the publication unites narrative, cultural memory, and painterly interpretation through a sequence of lithographs executed with exceptional technical refinement. The project brought together Mane-Katz and Alexis Manaranche for the stone preparation and drawing process at Mourlot Freres, one of the most celebrated print ateliers in Paris, renowned for its collaborations with leading modern masters. The typography was produced by L'imprimerie Union in Paris, reflecting the high production values associated with Sauret's publishing ventures. As a complete art folio, Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou stands within the distinguished tradition of French art publishing that sought to elevate illustrated literary editions to museum quality status, uniting artists, master printers, and publishers in the preservation of modern cultural heritage.
About the Artist:
Emmanuel Mane-Katz (1894-1962) was a Ukrainian-born French painter and a leading figure of the School of Paris whose emotionally charged Expressionism, radiant color, and spiritually resonant imagery established him as one of the most important Jewish modernists of the twentieth century; born in Kremenchuk and trained in Kiev before settling in Paris in 1921, he immersed himself in the vibrant Montparnasse milieu shaped by the revolutionary innovations of Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray, absorbing elements of Cubist structure, Fauvist chromatic intensity, and Expressionist distortion while remaining devoted to figurative subjects rooted in cultural memory and faith; closely associated with contemporaries such as Chaim Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, and Pinchus Kremegne, Mane-Katz developed a distinctive visual language defined by elongated rabbis, mystics, musicians, and scenes of Jewish life rendered in luminous blues, fiery reds, and shimmering whites, balancing modernist dynamism with profound empathy and psychological depth; widely exhibited internationally and represented in major collections including the Musee d Art Moderne de Paris and the Mane-Katz Museum in Haifa, his work continues to inspire later figurative and expressionist artists exploring identity, diaspora, and spirituality within modern art, and his oils and works on paper remain highly sought after by collectors of School of Paris modernism worldwide; his highest recorded auction result was achieved at Sothebys in June 2010 when a major oil painting realized approximately 1.2 million USD, underscoring his enduring international market recognition.
Emmanuel Mane-Katz Ancetres de Stempeniou Ancestors of Stempeniou Mane-Katz Douze Lithographies pour Stempeniou de Cholem Aleikhem Mane-Katz Twelve Lithographs for Stempeniou by Sholem Aleikhem 1966 lithograph Mourlot Freres Modernism.
