Isidor Ascheim
Isidor Ascheim (Hebrew: איזידור אשהיים; 1891–1968) was a German-born Israeli painter and printmaker.
Biography
Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland) in 1891. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and served during World War I. In 1919–23, Ascheim studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau[1] and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group.[2] He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1940 and settled in Jerusalem. He was married to the Israeli painter Margot Lange-Ascheim.
Artistic career
He taught at the Bezalel School of Art and served as its director for several years. Ascheim's art is based on a direct impression of nature, life and the human form. His oeuvre represents a continuous connection with nature and the human figure, usually executed with a dark palette, the legacy of his German Expressionist roots.[3]
Awards and recognition
- In 1953, Ascheim was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting.[4]
- In 1955, he received the Jerusalem Prize for Art.
- In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale.
Selected collections
- Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
- Israel Museum, Jerusalem
References
- ^ Stolarska-Fronia, Małgorzata (2021-05-07), ""Non-Aryan" Modern Art: Jewish Art Patrons and Artists in Breslau During the Nazi Period", "Entartete Kunst" in Breslau, Stettin und Königsberg (in German), Brill Fink, pp. 95–105, ISBN 978-3-8467-6448-0, retrieved 2024-11-26
- ^ "Isidor Ascheim - Biography". Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
After serving in the First World War, he studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau (1919-23) and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group. In 1934 three of Ascheim's works were included in the 'Exhibition of German-Jewish Artists' Work: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture' (5-15 June 1934) organised at the Parsons Gallery, London by German-Jewish emigre dealer, Carl Braunschweig (later Charles Brunswick), which included in total 221 artworks by 86 artists suffering persecution under the Nazi regime
- ^ Landscape by Isidor Aschheim
- ^ "List of Dizengoff Prize laureates" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.
Further reading
- Isidor Aschheim: Drawings & Prints [Izidor Ashhaim: rishumim ve-hedpesim]. Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1966.
- Talpir, Gabriel. 100 Artists in Israel. Tel-Aviv: Gazith Art Publishing, 1971.
External links
- "Isidor Aschheim". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- Artnet.com (Isidor Aschheim)
