Lot 149
Chaim Gliksberg (1904-1970) – "Reizele" – Oil on Masonite
Reizele, a painting by Chaim Gliksberg (1904-1970), [1948].
Oil on Masonite. Signed.
In the painting, the artist depicts Reizele, the woman who helped his grandmother, the Rebbetzin of Svislach, with the cooking.
Chaim Gliksberg (1904-1970), born in Pinsk, studied art in Odessa, and in 1925, immigrated to Palestine. After his arrival, he worked for a while as a guide at the Bezalel museum and later worked in road paving. During this period, he became acquainted with the painter Joseph Zaritsky and his aquarelles of landscapes in Palestine, and under his influence created himself a series of landscape aquarelles. In 1927, he displayed his works in an exhibition at the Lemel school, where he met Bialik (who even purchased some of his works), and a close friendship developed between them. In 1929, Gliksberg moved to Tel Aviv. He was an outstanding and active figure in the field of Israeli art; a founder of The Israel Painters and Sculptors Association and an art teacher, he exhibited his works in museums across the country and was awarded the Dizengoff Prize three times.
33.5X24 cm. Framed: 54X44 cm. Good condition.
Provenance: The Uzi Agassi Collection.
