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
$539
H 16.34 in W 13.98 in D 1.38 in
Summer Garden Study VII, Realist Painting, Impressionist Style Art, Floral Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Garden Study VII [2022] Summer Garden Study VII is an original macro style realist painting by Dylan Lloyd, presenting a close up view of a wild garden in bloom. With beautif...
Board, Oil
$682
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
White Water, Ocean Artwork, Paintings for your Beach House, Coastal Art
By Georgie Dowling
Located in Deddington, GB
White Water by Georgie Dowling is an original oil painting portraying the scene of the sea crashing over the rocks at the breakwater in Bude, Cornwall. The colour palette is cool and...
Oil, Board
$1,979
H 23.63 in W 31.11 in D 1.97 in
Walking Home, Contemporary Figurative Cityscape Painting, Landscape Park Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking Home [2023] original Oil on Canvas Image size: H:8.5 cm x W:10 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:46 cm x W:55 cm x D:1.5cm Frame Size: H:60 cm x W:79 cm x D:5cm Sold Fram...
Canvas, Oil
$805
H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
Ebbing Tide, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Ebbing tide is an original landscape painting by Stephen KInder. This painting was completed on location in the late summer of 2019. The painting was completed on West Wittering...
Oil, Board
$1,228
H 22.05 in W 28.35 in D 2.37 in
French Impressionist: Hillside Landscape with Dwellings oil circa 1860
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine impressionist landscape by the 19th century French painter Loouis Boulanger (1806-1867). Oil on canvas 15"x21,3/4" 38cmx 55cm The original giltwood frame: 22"x28" , 56cmx 72cm. A fine plein air study of a stoney outcrop on the edge of a French village circa 1860. Boulanger was famous during his lifetime for his portraits of the intelligentsia of Paris society during the 19th century including Victor Hugo. He was also a great follower of the early impressionist landscape painters this being a fine example of his work. A well balanced composition and an intense study of afternoon light in a French landscape. Signed lower right. Provenance : Estate collection, Paris Good condition. Higher resolution images available on request. Viewing welcome . Worldwide shipping available. Louis Boulanger (11 March 1806, Vercelli, Piedmont - 5 March 1867, Dijon) was a French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator. Life He enrolled in 1821 at the École des beaux-arts where he attended the workshop of Guillaume Guillon Lethière and received a solid classical training. Next he made a présentation for the prix de Rome, in 1824, in which he finished logiste. He became the companion of Eugène Devéria...
Oil
$13,000
H 35 in W 43 in
"Over the Pond, Evening Light" contemporary impressionist seascape through trees
By Viktor Butko
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a seascape at sunset by Contemporary Russian Impressionist Viktor Butko. Tall, skinny, birch trees stretch across the foreground and up towards the sky. Behind the...
Linen, Oil
$750
H 9.5 in W 14 in
Impressionist View of Paris with Fisherman on the Seine and Cathedral Skyline
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Impressionist View of Paris with Fisherman on the Seine and Cathedral Skyline Pierre Neveu (French, b. 1929) signed oil on board, unframed Size: 9.5 x 14 inches Provenance: From the ...
Oil
$2,252
H 25 in W 29.5 in D 1 in
Large Scottish Highland Landscape Loch Broom Ullapool at Sunrise Oil Painting
By Prudence Turner
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scottish Highlands - Loch Broom Landscape at Sunrise Oil Painting by Prudence Turner (British, 1930-2007) signed lower right oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso Framed: 29.5 x 29....
Oil
$2,252
H 11 in W 17 in
Fine Victorian English Coastal Harbour Scene Fishing Boats at Sea Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coastal Harbour Scene with Fishing Boats at Sea by William Thornley (British, 1857–1935) oil on canvas, framed, signed lower left corner Framed: 11 x 17 inches Canvas: 10 x 16 inche...
Oil
$423
H 7.5 in W 9.5 in
Abstract Cloudy Green Lake French Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
By Jacqueline Boisselot
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Landscape Jacqueline Boisselot, French, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: from a private collection of this artists work, Paris,...
Oil
$4,641
H 25.5 in W 29.5 in D 1 in
Fine Original British Sporting Oil Painting Young Rider on Horseback 20thC
By Doris Zinkeisen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Rider by Doris Zinkeisen (British 1897-1991) signed lower front right corner oil painting on canvas, framed in original period frame canvas: 20 x 24 inches framed: 25.5 x 2...
Canvas, Oil
$648
H 9.75 in W 13.75 in
French Country House with Red Tiled Roof in a Sunlit Rural Landscape Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Country House with Red Roof in a Summer Landscape French School Oil on board, unframed Board: 9.75 x 13.75 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: Very good condition...
Oil