Moshe Elazar Castel was born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, in 1909, to Rabbi Yehuda Castel and his wife Rachel. The family was descended from Spanish Jews from Castile who immigrated to the Holy Land after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. Castel attended his father’s school until the age of 13. He went on to study at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, where he was encouraged by his teacher to study in Paris, furthering his art education at the Académie Julian and École du Louvre in Paris. He was greatly influenced by European masters Rembrandt, Velázquez, Delacroix and Courbet, after spending his days copying their works hanging in the Louvre. Castel returned to Palestine at the onset of WWII. The subject of Castel’s early paintings were scenes of Sephardic Jews in the Holy Land. In 1947, Castel helped to found the New Horizons (Ofakim Hadashim) group, together with Yosef Zaritsky, Yehezkel Streichman, Marcel Janco and others. During the 1950s, his artwork changed style reflecting his inspiration from ancient relief paintings depicting predecessors of the Jewish people. These paintings were surrounded by ancient ruins of basalt stone blocks, which later on became the foundation for his unique artistic technique. In 1955, a solo exhibition of his works was mounted at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His murals hang in the Knesset, Binyanei Hauma Convention Center, Rockefeller Center in New York and the official residence of the President of Israel in Jerusalem. In 1959, he purchased a studio in Montparnasse, where he worked for several months a year. Castel used actual ground basalt, mixed with sand and glue, to then form into different shapes, which he then engraved. The engravings, evocative of stone writing tablets, were derived from numerous ancient symbols of Hebrew culture. Moshe Castel produced two major commissions for the Israeli government, consisting of large reliefs in his signature style. A large collection of Mr. Castel’s artwork can be viewed at the Moshe Castel Museum of Art outside of Jerusalem.
Moshe Elazar Castel (1909-1991) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Beach Houses
By Moshe Castel
Located in Corsham, GB
A captivating composition by Israeli painter Moshe Elazar Castel (1909-1991), rendered in vibrant colour and expressive brushwork. The work depicts a row of beachfront houses with mo...
Oil
Man and Woman - Oil Painting Israeli Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in London, GB
This painting is hand signed by the artist in the lower right part. This work was painted in the 1940s when the artist has returned to Palestine from his extended stay in Paris. Pro...
Canvas, Oil
$1,400
H 16.5 in W 19 in D 2 in
American Impressionist oil painting of a peaceful park scene with people
Located in Colfax, CA
A wonderful unsigned oil painting, which may be by Carmel, California artist Lester Boronda. This work came to us through an antique dealer in Santa Rosa, CA who has several works fr...
Oil
$7,950
H 25.5 in W 31.5 in D 2 in
“Florenz (Florence), c. 1910” Post-Impressionist Italy Tuscany Landscape Oil
Located in Yardley, PA
An exceptional post-impressionist view of Florence, Italy by Carl Schmitz-Pleis (1877-1943). In the spring of 1910 Schmitz-Pleis and fellow friend/artist Walter Hugo Ophey travelled...
Canvas, Oil
$6,311
H 32.75 in W 26.5 in D 2.75 in
Genre oil painting of women & dog outside a country house in winter
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Sydney Kendrick British, (1874-1955) Going for a Walk Oil on canvas, signed Image size: 25.75 inches x 19.5 inches Size including frame: 32.75 inches x 26.5 inches Provenance: Jack & Boyle, 23 Market Street, Brighton, Sussex A lovely genre painting of a woman outside a country house with a dog by Sydney Kendrick. A young woman can be seen dressed for a wintry day in a green velvet cloak over a brown dress and holds a fur muffler in her hands. She is shown walking down the snow covered stone steps of a country house followed by a black and tan rough collie. Sydney Percy Kendrick was born on 17 September, 1874. Little is known about his early life, however he is believed to have studied art in Paris. By the early 1900’s he was living in London where he set up a studio at 3D Warwick Avenue, Maida Vale known as Fulthorpe Studios. He began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1903 and later at the New Society of Artists in Suffolk Street. Kendrick became known for his genre paintings featuring women and also painted portraits of well-known people including the Duke of Devonshire, Marquess of Lansdowne, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Cecil John Rhodes...
Canvas, Oil
Winter , First sun , Snow - oil cm. 44 x 44 2000
By Georgij Moroz
Located in Torino, IT
White,Snow ,Wood, Winter,Forest,Mountain,Russia Published in a monographic catalogue Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dne...
Canvas, Oil
$750
H 11 in W 14 in
Jewish Folk Art Painting "Blessed is the Healer of the Sick" Rabbi at Prayer
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed A.H. Okun Genre: Judaica Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 11" x 14" Dimensions w/Frame: 15" x 19 3/4"
Canvas, Oil
Noon by the sea , 60x50 cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Noon by the sea , 60x50 cm, oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
$10,676
H 34.26 in W 32.68 in
"Village near St. Petersburg" cm. 66 x 71 Oil 1959 Countryside, Party, Summer
By Gleb Savinov
Located in Torino, IT
Countryside, Party, Summer,Green, Signed in the bottom right corner. Shipment included in the price GLEB SAVINOV (Charkev, 1915 – St. Petersburg, 2000) Works by Gleb Savinov can b...
Canvas, Oil
$1,174
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
"What about stereotypes?" Diptych. Decorative social art
Located in Zofingen, AG
In keeping with my passion for nature, this collection "Infusing wisdom of Nature" focuses on the wisdom and support found in nature. Powerful roots symbolising spiritual and cultura...
Canvas, Oil
$6,524
H 10.63 in W 13.39 in
Stag Hunting in the Vicinity of Nuremberg by a German Artist Peter von Bemmel
Located in PARIS, FR
This small landscape shows a hunting scene: two riders are chasing a stag with their dogs at the edge of a forest. Signed by Peter von Bemmel, it is typical of the production of this...
Copper
$994
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Eleanor Woolley, View from the Whispering Knights Rollright, Original Landscape
By Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
View from the Whispering Knights Rollright [September 2020] Original Landscape Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D...
Canvas, Oil
$4,047
H 18.9 in W 24.41 in
Stirling Castle - 19th Century Scotland Architectural Antique Danish Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 19th century oil on canvas depicting Stirling Castle, by the important Danish architectural painter Heinrich Hansen. The work is signed with initials lower left and i...
Oil, Canvas
Two Gin and Tonics
Located in Atlanta, GA
Scott French has over 30 years of painting experience. His work focuses on figures, landscapes, and recently, cocktails. Known for his painterly and expressive style, French uses ric...
Oil, Panel
Sold
H 33.5 in W 27.5 in
Large Heavy Israeli Bronze Abstract Jerusalem Sculpture Moshe Castel Judaica Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Castel (Israeli, 1909-1991) - The Three Angels, Guardians of the Wall, Bronze Relief Plaque. 71/100, Signed Mounted on burgundy velvet fabric, Dimensions: 20 1/4 x 15 inch...
Bronze
Bronze Abstract Verdigris Jerusalem Sculpture Moshe Castel
By Moshe Castel
Located in Surfside, FL
Moshe Elazar Castel born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, in 1909, to Rabbi Yehuda Castel and his wife Rachel. The family was descended from Spanish Jews from Castile who immigrate...
Bronze