Ruth Thomas

Jerusalem Tower of David, Sabra, Israeli British Modernist Impasto Oil Painting

1959

Signed Nathanson. Could be the famous artist Avraham Naton (Natanson) I am not certain. it is a very lovely Modernist Israeli landscape. Avraham Naton (Natanson), Israeli, born in Bessarabia, 1906-1959. Avraham Naton was born in Rani, Bessarabia to a large secular family. In 1935, after Art studies in Romania, he immigrated to the Land of Israel and settled, first, in Givat Haim and later in Ramat Gan. From the 1940s he worked as an Art teacher in Ramat Gan and Givataim. In 1948 he worked as an illustrator at BaMahane Newspaper. He was one of the Founders of New Horizon Group. Between 1952-1959 he was a member of the Milo Club and served as the club secretary. Education 1930-33 Art Academy, Bucharest, Romania Teaching 1940's Ramat Gan and Givataim Awards And Prizes Jerusalem Prize for Painting and Sculpture 1942 Dizengoff Prize 1953 Milo Club Prize New Horizons, The Ofakim Hadashim art movement began with a group of artists who mounted an exhibition in Tel Aviv's Habima national theater in December 1942, under the name "The Group of Eight". The group evolved into a coherent artistic movement only after the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. Members of the school included Arie Aroch, Zvi Meirovitch, Avraham Naton (Natanson), Avigdor Stematsky and Yehezkel Streichman. The work of sculptor Dov Feigin also appeared in the catalog of the 1942 exhibition, though it was not displayed. In February 1947 five of the original members of the group joined Joseph Zaritsky...

Genre: Realism Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Israel Dimensions: 23.75" x28.75" Marina Grigoryan (Armenian/Russian/Israeli) was born in 1963 in Dushanbe, Rus...

Avraham Binder was born in 1906 in Vilnius (or Vilna), now part of Lithuania. He began painting at an early age and completed the prescribed studies in painting at the academy of art...

Judaic Jerusalem scene oil on canvas, signed l.r. with artist's Hebrew name, Dated Painting measures framed 45 x 21. Leonid Balaklav was born in 1956 in Beltze, Moldavia, USSR. Graduated from the Art school in Kiev (1971-1973), and from the Art Institute in Odessa (1974). Repatriated to Israel in 1990. Teacher of painting. Lives and works in Jerusalem. The works by Leonid Balaklav are exhibited in museums, galleries and private collections in Israel and worldwide. Awards: 1987: Gold Medal at the International Film Festival, Tokyo 1995: Jerusalem Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Jerusalem 2002: The Israel Museum & Israel Discount Bank Prize for an Israeli Artist Solo Exhibitions: 1978: Scientists' House, Kiev, Ukraine, USSR 1988: The Jewish Center, Moscow, USSR 1989: Central Artists' House, Kishinev, Moldavia, USSR 1991: "Immigrant Artists", Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv 1993: "Cypresses", Artists' House, Jerusalem 1994: "From There to Here", Ein Harod Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel 1997: "Drawings '93-'97", Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya, Israel 1997: "New Works", Artists' House, Jerusalem 1998: "Landscape and Still-Life", Artspace, Jerusalem 2000: "Portrait", Artspace, Jerusalem 2002-2003: "The Face of the Light", Ein Harod Museum, Ashdod Museum, Rehovot Museum, Mane-Katz Museum, Haifa, Bat Yam Museum (an exhibition of the Forum of Israeli Art Museums) Group Exhibitions: 1977-1986: Participated in ten group exhibitions in Moldavia, USSR 1990: "Immigrants '90", The Zionist Organization of America House, Tel Aviv 1990: "Immigrant Artists", Artists' House, Jerusalem 1990: "Russian Avantgarde...

Artist: Unknown XXth Century Title: View of Jerusalem Medium: Oil on canvas, signed and titled in Hebrew Image Size: 19.5 x 26.5 in. (49.53 x 67.31 cm) Frame Size: 25 x 32 inches

RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Raventós expanded her studies in etching and...

Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) Austin Artist Image Size: 40 x 30 Frame Size: 41 x 31 Medium: Heavy Textured Acrylic 1966 "Victoria Tower" Biography Michael Frary (1918 - 2005) M...

URBAN BLOCKS Size: 48 x 63.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking mid-century abstract cityscape rendered in a restrained muted palette, executed in oil onto board. The pai...