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Description:
This
limited edition print by Ben-Zion (Benzion Weinman) depicts a Rabbi named
Toward Heaven. The portrait is done in etching technique on paper and is signed
by the artist himself. The print is an original production from 1962 and is
unframed. The subject of the print is biblical and the style is modernism. It
is a small sized print, perfect for any art collection. The print is an
excellent addition for those interested in art prints and art.
I
Found the Following on the Internet:
Born Ben-Zion Weinman in Starokostiantyniv
(then part of the Russian empire, now in present-day Ukraine), Ben-Zion came to
New York City in 1920. While he started out as a poet in the city’s Yiddish
literature scene, in the 1930s Ben-Zion moved to the visual arts, becoming a
painter, printmaker, and sculptor. He was a founding member of The Ten, a group
of nine modernist artists based in New York.
As Abstract Expressionism became the dominant
movement in American art, Ben-Zion rejected what he viewed as the modernist
co-option of mysticism. He thought that Barnett Newman’s “zip” paintings, with
their references to Jewish mysticism, were impenetrable and esoteric, as was
the work of (former The Ten co-member) Mark Rothko.
To Ben-Zion, such an approach made the artwork
only accessible for a select few. Art, Ben-Zion wrote, should be
comprehensible. For him, art was elevation from chaos; it was the expression of
the artist’s inner vision, and the ability to connect with the inner vision of
others.
Size:
The prints image measures not including signature 15 3/4" x 7 3/4" the paper measures 17 1/2” x 9 3/8”.
Condition:
In My
Opinion the print is in Good to Very Good Condition, but please see photo to form
your own opinion.
Shipping:
The
will be shipped Using USPS Priority Mail Rolled in a Hard Tube then in a USPS
Triangle Tube.