Ben Zion Weinman, "Then Said Samuel to the people" from the suite "Judges and Kings", 1963

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This artwork titled "Then Said Samuel to the people" from the suite "Judges and Kings" is an original etching on … Read more This artwork titled "Then Said Samuel to the people" from the suite "Judges and Kings" is an original etching on Arches paper by Ukrainian/American artist Ben Zion Weinman, 1897-1987. It is hand signed, referenced VII and numbered 18/65 in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) is 17.5 x 13.75 inches, sheet size is 22.25 x 17.75 inches. Plate etched by the artist, published by Graphofiles Associates, New York, and printed by Roger Lacouriere, Paris. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed.

About the artist:

From childhood Ben-Zion (1897-1987) followed an innate sense for art with a singular vision by gathering objects, walking and drawing from nature. At the same time he was deeply involved in the re-kindling of the Hebrew language — teaching and writing fairytales, dramas and poetry. He emigrated from the Ukraine to the US in 1920 and immersed himself in a vibrant community of Hebrew and Yiddish writers in New York. Despairing of language as it was sullied by the propaganda of the Second World War and the disappearance of the European Jewish voice during the Holocaust, Ben-Zion’s paintbrush became the prime vehicle of his artistic output.
From his first one-man exhibition at the Artist’s Gallery in 1936 until his retrospective at the Jewish Museum in New York City in 1959, Ben-Zion was represented by major galleries and museums. He was a founding member of “The Ten,” a group of expressionist painters who positioned themselves against conservative and academic painting prevalent in pre-war New York. Ben-Zion followed his own vision, working prolifically into his 90th year.


Selected exhibitions:

1936 The Ten, Galerie Bonaparte, Paris, France
1945 Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York, NY
1948 The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1953 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
1959 The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
1978 Haifa Museum, Israel
1985 Terry Dintenfass, New York, NY
1986 Judah Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
1997 National Jewish Museum, Washington, DC
2005 Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, MD

Selected Museums:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC
National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PAContinue Reading See less