Manobla, Vintage Jerusalem Western Wall Relief Sculpture Model Diorama Painting Judaica, c.1950's

Description

Joseph Manobla, (Israeli, 1930-1979), The Western Wall (The Wailing Wall), Painted diorama sculptural relief, 12.5 x 15.75 inches (relief), 17 … more Joseph Manobla, (Israeli, 1930-1979), The Western Wall (The Wailing Wall), Painted diorama sculptural relief, 12.5 x 15.75 inches (relief), 17 x 20.25 inches (including original painted artist’s frame), Signed lower right. titled verso "the Wailing Wall".
I am not sure of the material used. I have seen some described as jerusalem stone and some as composition.

Provenance: The Engel Gallery Jerusalem. The Engel Gallery was founded in Jerusalem in 1955. Rafi Lavi, Arieh Aroch, Aviva Uri, Uri Lifshitz, Yekhzkel Streichman, Joseph Zaritky, Ovadia Alkara, Ofer Lellouche, Jan Rauchwerger, all took their first steps in the Engel Gallery and their exhibitions there started off their artistic careers. Some of the pillars of Israeli art, such as Moshe Castel, Mordecai Ardon, and Anna Ticho were part of the gallery's stable of artists for many years. The gallery’s collection includes artworks by three generation of Israeli artists as well as modern European art, such as: Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Renoir, Gauguin. Kisling, Reuven Rubin, Marcel Janco, Yosl Bergner, Chana Orloff, Lea Nikel, Anna Ticho, Yaacov Agam, Moshe Castel and Mordechai Ardon. It also features artworks by contemporary artists, such as Yoav Ben Dov, Ofer Lellouche, Oded Feingersh, Jack Jano, David Breuer Weil, Leonid Balaklav, and others. less