Glicenstein, Enrico (Henryk) (Polish/Jewish/American, 1870-1942), Tree of Life Biblical Book with portfolio of 23 original sketches for the book's illustrations. Book: Enrico Glicenstein and Alexander M. Dushkin, The Tree of Life: Sketches from Jewish Life of Yesterday and Today in Drawing, Prose and Verse, 1933, author's copy with original ink drawing frontis tipped in and original drawing on the margin of page 39, first edition, hardcover, faux leather binding, published by L.M. Stein, Chicago, 12.75 x 9.75 x 1 inch. Drawings: 23 sketches, pen and ink on paper, 20 sheets, 3 sheets with drawings on verso, one is signed, the rest with estate stamp, ranging in size 7.5 x 5.5 inches to 12 x 9 inches, unframed; all with Glicenstein estate labels attached to the verso. Provenance: The Estate of Hugo Dreyfuss (the son-in-law of the artist, who was married to Beatrice Glicenstein). Born in Switzerland in 1910, Dreyfuss started a textile business with his brother before moving to America in 1940. In the 1950s, he partnered with furniture designer Vladimir Kagan and designed and hand printed many fabrics for furniture and interior decorating. Hugo, Beatrice and her brother Emanuel Romano Glicenstein (who was also an artist) were the keepers and cataloguers of Glicenstein's body of work. Hugo worked on the biography/catalogue raisonne project that would become the book 'Life and Work of Enrico Glicenstein,' by Charlotte Sholod. The book was finally published in 2014, seven years after Hugo's death. Enrico Glicenstein's sculpture is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Musee d'Art Moderne, Israel Museum, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Museum and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, among others. Glicenstein won the Prix de Rome in 1895 and 1896, and was the only sculptor to have exhibited jointly with Auguste Rodin, who was a close friend of Glicenstein's and one of his earliest admirers. In addition to sculpture, Glicenstein was also a respected painter and etcher. All in overall good, age appropriate condition. Book has wear and loss to spine with some staining. Drawings with some staining and wear to edges. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .