MARYAN Pinchas Burstein (Nowy Sacz, Poland, 1927 - New York, 1977), Golem, 1955.

lithograph, paper, 38.3 x 28 cm

Portfolio containing title page and 15 black and white lithographs,
each of which depicts a portrait.
Each lithograph is signed, dated and numbered in pencil: p.d.: Maryan 55, l.d.: 49/50.
Dimensions:
38.3 - 28 cm (folio); 39 - L 28.5 - Thickness 2.3 cm (portfolio);
39.7 - 29 - Thickness 3.2 cm (case)
Portfolio published in Paris in 1955.
Publisher: Jacques and Edmond Dejobert
Published by Ada Ackerman, "Golem: Avatars of Legend from Clay," edited by MahJ-Hazan, Paris 2017, page 65.
Printed on BFK paper, half cloth hardcover, cardboard wrapper lined with canvas

In this series, Maryan (Pincas Burstein) plays a Golem wounded by history. In lithograph No. 1, the artist has given the creature frightened facial features and a tearful look; his half-open mouth is unable to scream. His Golem appears petrified, as if he has returned to his original inertia, frozen in his impotence. The Star of David he wears identifies him with the Jewish community, forever marked by war.