Artist: Nahum Gutman
Title: "The carter from Jaffa"
Media : Oil Painting on ceramic plate.
Image Dimensions : height 30 cm width 30 cm ( 12" x 12")
Year Produced : C1975
Edition Size : Original monotype
Current Retail : $4,500.00
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Nachum Gutman (alternate romanization: Nahum Gutman; Hebrew: × ×—×•× ×’×•×˜×ž×Ÿâ€Ž: born 5 October 1898, died 28 November 1980) was a Russian-born Israeli painter, sculptor and author. Early life Gutman was born in TeleneÅŸti , Bessarabia, then part of the Russian Empire. He was the fourth child of Alter and Rivka Gutman. His father was a Hebrew writer and educator who wrote under the pen name S. Ben Zion. In 1903, the family moved to Odessa, and two years later, to Ottoman Palestine. Artistic career Gutman helped pioneer a distinctively Israeli style, moving away from the European influences of his teachers. He worked in many different media: oils, watercolours, gouache and pen and ink. His sculptures and brightly colored mosaics can be seen in public places around Tel Aviv. Indoor murals depicting the history of Tel Aviv can be seen in the western wing of the Shalom Tower and the Chief Rabbinate building. A mosaic fountain with scenes from Jewish history stands at the corner of Bialik Street, opposite the old Tel Aviv municipality building. Gutman's artistic style was eclectic, ranging from figurative to abstract. Gutman was also a well-known writer and illustrator of children's books. Awards and honours Gutman received many art and literary prizes: 1938: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1956) 1946: Lamdan Prize for children's literature 1955: Sicily Award for watercolor painting at the São Paulo Biennale 1956: Dizengoff Prize for painting (also in 1938) 1962: Hans Christian Andersen Literary Prize on behalf of Unesco for his book "Path of Orange Peels" 1964: Yatziv Prize 1969: Fichman Prize for Literature and Art 1974: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy from Tel Aviv University 1976: Honorary Citizen of Tel Aviv 1978: Israel Prize, for children's literature The Nachum Gutman Museum, showcasing the artist's work, was established in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of Tel Aviv.Artist or MakerNahum Gutman

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