One of the People of the Book, Sterling Silver plaque, Bezalel period, with casted signature of the artist in Hebrew on the upper left side, 2.7x1.8" (7x4.5cm). Plaque was casted in the middle of the 20th century from the mold created by Schatz between 1905-1908.
Plaque is in excellent condition and is placed on a dark red velvet background with a thick white matt around, size: 8.8x7.5" (22.5x19cm)
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Boris Schatz (1867-1932) was born in 1867. He was sent for rabbinical studies in Vilna, the "Jerusalem" of Hebrew learning in Eastern Europe. The big city extended his horizons. After a short while he traveled to Paris where he achieved his maturity as an artist along with fame and success for he accepted the invitation from the King of Bulgaria to become the court's artist and head of the Royal Academy and Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Prof. Schatz had founded the famous and prominent Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. Only a man with full devotion and great insight could, in 1905, dream that Jerusalem would become the capital of the Jewish State and center of art and Hebrew culture.
In addition Schatz was one of the founders of the Bezalel National Museum in Jerusalem that along the years became Israel's largest and most famous museum, the Israel Museum. His devotion to the idea of Bezalel and its realization has added to his own artistic expression. The mixture of Jewishness and art inspired his work. His preferred media was bas-relief which he mastered with elegance and power. Allowing light to play on his silver cast creations, he portrayed Jeremiah the Prophet, Ben Yehuda, Jewish woman blessing the candles and more. His subject matters, dignified and proud, were taken from biblical heritage, traditional Jewish life and faces of inspiring Jewish personalities.
Schatz died in 1932 and is definitely considered as the father of Israeli art.
One of the People of the Book is a beautiful silver plaque portraying a Jewish old man reading the bible. His undivided attention to the book has a mystical and meditative element. The dark red velvet background complement this majestic piece of Judaica.
* * * An official CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY issued by Bineth Gallery (Tel Aviv, Israel) will be provided with this work upon request * * *
Starting bid of this lot is $60
Plaque is in excellent condition and is placed on a dark red velvet background with a thick white matt around, size: 8.8x7.5" (22.5x19cm)
For further information about this lot please log on to our eBay store or to our gallery (Bineth Gallery) website.
Boris Schatz (1867-1932) was born in 1867. He was sent for rabbinical studies in Vilna, the "Jerusalem" of Hebrew learning in Eastern Europe. The big city extended his horizons. After a short while he traveled to Paris where he achieved his maturity as an artist along with fame and success for he accepted the invitation from the King of Bulgaria to become the court's artist and head of the Royal Academy and Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Prof. Schatz had founded the famous and prominent Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. Only a man with full devotion and great insight could, in 1905, dream that Jerusalem would become the capital of the Jewish State and center of art and Hebrew culture.
In addition Schatz was one of the founders of the Bezalel National Museum in Jerusalem that along the years became Israel's largest and most famous museum, the Israel Museum. His devotion to the idea of Bezalel and its realization has added to his own artistic expression. The mixture of Jewishness and art inspired his work. His preferred media was bas-relief which he mastered with elegance and power. Allowing light to play on his silver cast creations, he portrayed Jeremiah the Prophet, Ben Yehuda, Jewish woman blessing the candles and more. His subject matters, dignified and proud, were taken from biblical heritage, traditional Jewish life and faces of inspiring Jewish personalities.
Schatz died in 1932 and is definitely considered as the father of Israeli art.
One of the People of the Book is a beautiful silver plaque portraying a Jewish old man reading the bible. His undivided attention to the book has a mystical and meditative element. The dark red velvet background complement this majestic piece of Judaica.
* * * An official CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY issued by Bineth Gallery (Tel Aviv, Israel) will be provided with this work upon request * * *
Starting bid of this lot is $60
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Israeli Jewish and International Fine Art
11:00 AM PT - Nov 9th, 2006
offered by
Bineth Gallery
15 Frishman st.
Tel-Aviv, 63578
Tel-Aviv, 63578
