Winner receives a signed and numbered cut brushed aluminum sculpture by well listed Israeli artist. The piece is titled “Double Arches” and is signed and numbered 2/10 on the underside of the base, seen magnified in picture 8. The piece also has provenance from the estate of Elaine G. Inspired by her mother’s passion for music and art, Mrs. Weitzen began collecting art in the 1950s and soon established friendships with artists Mark Tobey, Charles Seliger, George Rickey and Arnold Newman, among others. As founding Executive Director and a lifelong Trustee of the Board of the American Friends of the Israel Museum, Mrs. Weitzen worked closely with the museum and Isamu Noguchi to create the Billy Rose Sculpture Garden, and worked with curators to build the museum’s collection. Weitzen’s own collection is a selection of works by Israeli artists Yehiel Shemi, Yaacov Wexler, and Yaacov Agam, and works by artists from the Middle East including Benni Efrat. A devoted member of the Board of The Sculpture Center, the Collection of Elaine G. Weitzen is rich in the area of sculpture and champions the work of young sculptors and established artists alike. Included are works by George Rickey, Jean Arp, Ronald Bladen, Menashe Kadishman, and José de Rivera. Weitzen’s close relationships with Charles Seliger and Mark Tobey can be seen in her holdings of their work which include many gifts and exemplify her personal commitment to the artists with whom she worked. Seeing herself as a bridge between the business of the art world and the artists themselves, Weitzen understood the challenges artists face while trying to create their art and earn a living. Weitzen’s life’s passion for the arts and her commitment to young and emerging artists is supported by The Elaine G. Weitzen Foundation for Fine Arts. The sculpture is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, breaks, losses, or repairs. It does have age related wear including some scratches, scuffs, and wear marks, but it displays nicely. The sculpture measures roughly 13.25″ high, 15″ wide, and 4.75 deep. Thank you for checking out our listing. Menashe Kadishman, born in Tel Aviv in 1932, was a world-renowned sculptor and painter. In 1959 he moved to London where he studied at Saint Martin’s School of Art and Slade School of Art, beginning his artistic career as a minimal sculptor. He was part of a celebrated group of artists in London that worked alongside British sculptor Anthony Caro. After an early figurative phase, he moved toward abstraction and conceptualism. Following his experience in Great Britain, Kadishman moved back to Israel where he lived and worked until his death in 2015. Through the roughness of the medium – whether stone, crushed glass or sheets of metal – Kadishman strove to express the reality of Israel and remind us of lost values and broken promises. Figurative allusions such as animals and humans have always been present in his work, allowing nature and life to connect through the materials and themes represented. His experience with nature, while working as a shepherd on a Kibbutz during his youth, had a significant impact on his artistic career. Another recurrent theme, the horse, had the same source of influence, appearing prominently in sculptures and paintings. During the 80’s, imagery of sheep became a series of work based on the biblical story of the Sacrifice of Isaac, but with the peculiarity of centering the interest of the composition in the ram. Profoundly affected by the injustices of war, themes of pain, sacrifice, birth and victims were always central in his work. One of his main motifs was the mother figure with her infant child depicted in exaggerated postures of pain, taken as a symbol of suffering during war and conflict. The maternal figure evolved into single heads, even more powerful and overwhelming in its symbolism. Kadishman exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally. He participated in several editions of the Venice Biennale, and other major events such as the Paris Biennale, where he obtained great international recognition for winning the First Prize for Sculpture in 1967. His work is in numerous public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Jewish Museum, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Tel Aviv Art Museum, Tel Aviv; Jewish Museum, Berlin; City of Tel Aviv, Israel; City of Breda, Netherlands; City of Braunschweig, among others. All of our items have been stored in a temperature controlled environment with no pets or smoking allowed. We strive to provide a wide array of artwork, antiques, and collectibles for everyone from the casual collector to other gallery owners. Whether you are a collector or a reseller, we will always try to work with you to the best of our ability to sell you the item you are interested in. We are always adding new treasures to our collection so please feel free to make an offer, as we constantly are turning over our inventory and need to free space up for our newest finds. We will never decline or ignore an offer. We look at every offer and if we don’t accept it, we will make a fair counter offer. Thank you for checking out our listing, and we look forward to dealing with you.
