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Repousse sculptural plaque from the original Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. This is marked "Made in Palestine" as it is from the British Mandate period. It is in an Orientalist design of the Tower of David. marked in Hebrew and English. Jerusalem's Bezalel School The Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, was founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. In 1903, Schatz met Theodore Herzl and became an ardent Zionist. At the Zionist Congress of 1905, he proposed the idea of an art school in the Yishuv (early Jewish settlements), and in 1906 he moved to Israel and founded the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem. Bezalel, which was a school for crafts as well as for graphic art, became successful very rapidly. Schatz’s vision was to develop useful arts and crafts among Palestinian Jews, thereby decreasing the dependence on charity. At the same time, he sought to inspire his students to create a Jewish national style of the arts, in order to promote the Zionist endeavor. The inhabitants of 19th-century Palestine, both Jewish and non-Jewish, had produced mostly folk art, ritual objects and olive-wood and shell-work souvenirs, as well as oil painting, sculpture, tapestry and mosaics. So the founding of Bezalel provided a professional and ideological framework for the arts and crafts in Jerusalem. The school employed workers and students, of whom there were 450 in 1913, in manufacturing, chiefly for export, decorative articles ranging from cane furniture, inlaid frames and ivory and wood carvings, to damascene and silver filigree and repousse work. A major part of Schatz’s school was the workshops, which, starting with rug-making and silversmithing, eventually offered 30 different crafts. Workshops included the "Menorah" workshop where they designed relief and souvenirs made of terra-Cotta, and the Sharar, Stanetsky and Alfred Salzmann workshops where Menorah lamps...

Divyendu Anand - Inner Flame, Edition 9 / 9 Enamel Coating over Composite of Stone Glass and Polyester Resin Black Granite H 27 x W 15.5 x D 11.5 inches, 2020 Growing up with the th...

Divyendu Anand - Only Love Edition 2 of 9 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base H 29 x W 10 x D 8 inches, 2023 Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and bea...

Hand signed by the artist. KAWS Limited Edition 1st Companion (Hand Signed by KAWS), 1999 Painted Cast Vinyl (Hand Signed & Dated by KAWS) 7 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches Edition of 50...

This stunning figurative bas relief sculpture captures a female ballet dancer gracefully poised in the arabesque position, created by the acclaimed Colorado/Missouri artist Eric Bransby (1916-2020). Crafted from bronze and polymer Forton casting, the piece beautifully exemplifies Bransby’s mastery of motion and form. Provenance: Collection of the artist, Eric Bransby About Eric Bransby: Eric James Bransby was a highly respected muralist, painter, illustrator, and educator. His education at the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center included studies with renowned artists like Thomas Hart Benton, Jean Charlot, Boardman Robinson, and Josef Albers. He also studied at the prestigious Yale School of Fine Art. Bransby’s career is defined by his exceptional work as a muralist, with notable commissions including the Rockhurst Library Triptych Mural at the University of Missouri, murals at Brigham Young University, the U.S. Air Force Academy...

Divyendu Anand - The Lost Civilisation, Edition 2 of 9 Patinated Bronze over Composite Granite H 63 x W 19 x D 12 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and beaut...

Individual owls measure approximately 5.75 x 2.75 x 3.25 inches. May be sold separately, please contact gallery for pricing. Fair Condition-signs of wear consistent with age and hand...

We are responsible for our daily actions and directions chosen in life. This art work represents the empowerment of motivation in every person driven by wind filled sails. This uni...

Divyendu Anand - Piscine - Red, 2023 Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base Edition 2 of 5 H 33 x W 24 x D 14 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism an...

MORDECHAI AVNIEL Minsk, Belarus, b. 1900, d. 1989 Mordechai Avniel is best known for his deft and singular landscape work. He said of his scenes of Israel: "I loved the Israeli landscape. While roaming the country extensively, I gradually absorbed its atmosphere, its lights and moods, the view of mountains and valleys, the Sea of Galilee...

A fine modernist solid wooden sculpture of a nude couple embracing in the manner of Rodin by South African artist Herman Wald (1906-1970). Wald was born...

Divyendu Anand - Arcane Valley Oxidised Bronze over Stone Composite Granite Base Edition of 9, H 45 x W 27 x D 10 inches, 2024 Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and...