1977 “Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac” Bronze Sculpture Aharon Bezalel

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A 1977 bronze sculpture, titled Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac by Israeli artist Aharon Bezalel (1926-2012). This sculpture features two slender … Read more A 1977 bronze sculpture, titled Abraham, Sarah, and Isaac by Israeli artist Aharon Bezalel (1926-2012). This sculpture features two slender and elongated figures flanking a smaller figure, suspending it between them. This piece is initialed and dated on the two larger figures.

Born in Harat, Afghanistan, Bezalel immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of twelve. In the early 1940s he began studying silver and goldsmithing and eventually expanded his studies into other forms of art making. He also began studies at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design where he studied sculpture under Zeev Ben Tzvi. During the 1970s, Bezalel was the chairman of the Jerusalem Artists' Association See less