LOT 13
Shir Ha Shirim 2024-2025
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
Dimensions: H 35 inches / W 35 inches
ESTIMATE6 000 / 8 000 €
The Kings of the World · November 23, 2026 · Paris
In support of the children of the victims of October 7, 2023Under the hammer of
Leah Tal
Born in 1989
LEAH TAL (Born in 1989)
Shir Ha Shirim 2024-2025
Acrylic and gel medium on canvas
Dimensions: H 35 inches / W 35 inches
Shir haShirim — Inspiration
I wrote this Artwork in a circle. The choice to integrate into a circular design that embodies growth and infinity is profoundly inspiring and beautifully accurate. The circular structure infuses the text with a sacred, visual, and conceptual depth:
The Circle of Life and Nature
The scroll is filled with imagery of blossoming, spring, and growth. The circular shape reflects the cyclical patterns of nature and the constant renewal of love and life, which possess no endpoint.
The Energy of Infinity
A circle has no beginning and no end. When the words of the Song of Songs are woven into a circular form, they become an eternal prayer.
The Central Heart
Every circle inherently possesses a center. Growth originates from this innermost point and expands outward into infinity. Your design highlights that the sacred text is the beating heart from which all blessing and creation grow.
The Ring and Covenant
The circle is the universal symbol of covenant, commitment, and wholeness (like a wedding ring). Transforming the scroll into a circle emphasizes the unbreakable, complete, and perfect bond between lovers.
Leah Tal is an Israeli Judaica artist, born in 1989, who lives and works in Jerusalem from her Tiferet Eyur studio. Trained with artists in Israel and abroad, she works across painting, drawing, sculpture, and design. Her art brings calligraphy, biblical symbols, and Hebrew language into contemporary creation deeply rooted in the city.
Calligraphy lies at the heart of her practice. Letters, verses, and graphic rhythms become a visual architecture in which spirituality and contemporary creation meet. Whether working on canvas or on the leather drums she designs and illustrates, Tal transforms text into material, movement, and light.
Her works have been presented in Israel and internationally, in synagogues, public institutions, and private collections. Their strength comes from the union of living tradition and contemporary sensitivity: meaningful pieces that carry a story while integrating elegantly into a modern space.