Jossi Stern, Old City Jerusalem City Walls landscape Scene Painting, Judaica

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Vibrant Gouache and watercolor painting by Israeli master JOSSI STERN. on paper mounted to board. Dimensions: 29.5 X 33.5 23 … Read more Vibrant Gouache and watercolor painting by Israeli master JOSSI STERN. on paper mounted to board. Dimensions: 29.5 X 33.5 23 X 27 Jossi (Yossi) Stern, (Hungarian Israeli 1923 - 1992) Son of David and Katerina, was born in the Bakon Hills of Hungary, in 1923. He was already drawing when at the age of ten he moved with his family from the Bakon Hill region to the considerably more cosmopolitan Budapest. Recognizing the looming threat of Hitler and the pending Nazi invasion of Hungary, in 1940, at the age of seventeen, the young artist made his way to Palestine aboard the Sakaria, an old ship heavily crowded with 2,300 other refugees. Before reaching the shores of Palestine, then under the British Mandate, the British Navy intercepted the ship and declared Stern and all those aboard illegal immigrants. Stern was sent to a prison camp where he remained incarcerated by the British for six months. In 1943, having spent a few years doing agricultural work, Stern was encouraged by close friends who recognized his artistic talent to enroll in the prestigious Bezalel School of the Arts in Jerusalem. An outstanding student, he eventually became a highly respected teacher of Graphic Arts at Bezalel. Stern is recognized in Israel as having been one of the country's premier artists. His drawings are exhibited and appear in many publications and museums worldwide. Stern was the recipient of numerous awards including the Jerusalem Medal as well as both the UNESCO and Herzl Prize. Education 1943-1947 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. 1949 Royal College of Art, London, England, advanced studies. 1950 Paris, France. Teaching 1947-1970's, Professor at Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem Awards And Prizes 1946 Herman Struck Prize for Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Israel 1967 UNESCO Award 1969 Nordau Prize for Art, Association of Hungarian Immigrants 1978 Herzl Prize He was included in the exhibition New Bezalel Artists' House, Jerusalem Tel Aviv Museum, along with Artists: Ludwig Wolpert, Joseph Budko, Gershon Knispel, Gershon Avigdor Arikha, Maryan, Jacob Steinhardt, Ruth Schloss, Mordecai Ardon, Naftali Bezem. Applied Arts in Palestine 1946 The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, 1946 Artists: Gumbel, David Wolpert, Ludwig Yehuda Yellin Ginat, Judith Schwerin, Ludwig Stern, Yossi Sebba, Shalom Seven ArtistThe Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, 1948 Artists: Bezem, Naftali Hirsch, Joseph Schloss, Ruth Stern, Yossi Stern, Friedel Jerusalem Artists Spring Exhibition Artists' House, Jerusalem, 1957 Artists: Schatz, Zahara Blum, Ludwig Eisenberg, Jacob Sima, Miron Levanon, Mordechai Aschheim, Isidor Pins, Jacob Schatz, Bezalel (Lilik) Priver, Aaron The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem. 1958 Artists: Ofek, Avraham Uri, Aviva Avigdor Arikha, Yosl Bergner, Myriam Bat Yosef, Miriam Nahum Gutman, Shraga Weil, Zaritsky, Yossef Anna Ticho, Moshe Tamir, Marcel Janco, Levanon, Mordechai Maryan Yohanan Simon Reuven Rubin, Fima Jacob Steinhardt, Jakob Stern, Yossi David Sharir, See less