Yehezkel Streichman
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Born | 1906 Kovno, Russian Empire |
Died | January 12, 1993 (86 years old) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli |
Movement | Modernist "New Horizons" group; French "lyrical abstraction" |
Elected | President; Israeli Artists and Painters Union |
Yehezkel Streichman (Hebrew: יחזקאל שטרייכמן, 1906 – January 12, 1993) was an Israeli painter.[1][2][3] He is considered a pioneer of Israeli modernist painting.[4] Among the awards that he won were the Dizengoff Prize and the Israel Prize.
Biography
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Yehezkel Streichman was born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Lithuania).[4][5] He studied at the local gymnasium, was a member of Hashomer Hatza'ir, and emigrated to Palestine in 1924.[4][5][6]
Art career
Streichman studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design with Arie Aroch in 1924–27.[4] He also studied under Yitzhak Frenkel in the Histadrut Art Studio in Tel Aviv.[7] He, like other students of Frenkel followed his advise to complement their studies in Paris. Thus he left for France, completing his studies in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts (1927) and in Florence at the Academy of Art (1928–31).[4][8] He taught painting throughout his life; in elementary and high schools in 1936, at Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov in 1941, and at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv in 1944 and from 1954–79.[8] Among those who studied with him were Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan and Israeli abstract artist Lea Nikel, also the painter Yehuda Neiman .[9][10][11]
He and Avigdor Stematsky formed the Studia Art School in 1944.[1][10][12][13] In 1964, he and Yechiel Shemi and other artists formed a group of artists called Tatzpit (Vantage Point).[14]
He participated in 24th Venice Biennale (1948), the 28th Venice Biennale (1954), the 3rd Sao Paulo Biennale (1955), and the 33rd Venice Biennale (1966).[8] He was President of the Israeli Artists and Painters Union.[15]
Style
His painting style involved using successive thick layers of paint.[1][16][17] He was an acclaimed painter in what was known as the modernist "New Horizons" (Ofakim Hadashim) group in 1950s Tel Aviv, which he founded in 1948 along with Joseph Zaritsky and Stematsky.[18] It painted in a French "lyrical abstraction" style.[19][20]
Awards and recognition
Streichman won the Dizengoff Prize multiple times (1941, 1944, 1954, 1969), the Ramat Gan Prize (1956), the Moadon Milo Prize (1968), the Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, awarded by the Israel Museum (1974), the Histadrut Prize (1986), the Israel Prize (1990).[4][8][15][21][22] In 1948 he participated in 24th Venice Biennale. During the years 1941–44 he was a member of Kibbutz Ashdot Ya'akov. During 1945–48 he founded The Studio in Tel Aviv with Stematsky. In 1948 Streichman was one of the founders of New Horizon Group. In 1981 he was made an Honorary citizen of Tel Aviv and in 1992 Honorary President of the Association of Artists and sculptors.
He died on January 12, 1993, in Tel Aviv, at the age of 86.[15]
A street in the Nofei Yam neighborhood of Tel Aviv is named after him in acknowledgment of his contributions to the arts.
Solo exhibitions
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Published works
- Yehezkel Streichman: paintings: 1942–1975, Muze'on Tel Aviv (1975)
- Yehezkel Streichman: paintings: March–April 1974, Volume 117 of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Yona Fischer (1981)
- Yehezkel Streichman: watercolours: Tel Aviv, Museum of Art, Yehezkel Streichman, Museum of Art (1989)
- Yehezkel Streichman: recent work: the Open Museum, Industrial Park, Tefen, winter 1991, Yehezkiel Streichman, Nathan Zach, Richard Flantz, Avraham Hai, Muzeon ha-patuah (Migdal Tefen), Open Museum – Tefen Industrial Park (1991)
- Streichman, Yona Fischer, Yehezkel Streichman, Israel Phoenix and Yehezkel Streichman Estate (1997)
See also
- List of Israel Prize recipients
- Israeli art
- Avigdor Stematsky
- Aharon Avni
- Yitzhak Frenkel
- Histadrut Art Studio
References
- ^ a b c Rebecca L. Torstrick (2004). Culture and customs of Israel. ISBN 9780313320910. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Barbara E. Mann (2006). A place in history: modernism, Tel Aviv, and the creation of Jewish urban space. ISBN 9780804750196. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Michael Berkowitz (2004). Nationalism, Zionism and ethnic mobilization of the Jews in 1900 and beyond. ISBN 9004131841. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Gil Goldfine (June 2, 1989). "Streichman on Paper". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Itim (January 13, 1993). "PIONEERING ARTIST YEHZEKEL STREICHMAN DIES AT 86". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Adrian M. Darmon (2003). Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie des peintres, photographes et sculpteurs. Carnot. ISBN 9782848550114. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Yitzhak Frenkel". www.berdichev.org. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ a b c d "Artists' Information". Israel Museum Information Center for Israeli Art. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Eldar, Akiva (December 24, 2010). "The stones cry out". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ a b Johnson, Ken (October 1, 2005). "Lea Nikel, Abstract Painter and One of Israel's Top Artists, Dies at 86". New York Times. Israel. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Gilerman, Dana (March 16, 2011). "A feminist with a brush". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Dalia Manor (2005). Art in Zion: the genesis of modern national art in Jewish Palestine. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780203611425. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Rapp, David (March 16, 2011). "It's all in black and white". Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Gilerman, Dana. "Group portrait, no frame". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ a b c Itim (January 13, 1993). "PIONEERING ARTIST YEHZEKEL STREICHMAN DIES AT 86". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Gilerman, Dana (July 26, 2007). "A total mother, a total artist". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Israel's Old Master". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Streichman, 86". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Davira Spiro Taragin; Alex Ward; Helen Williams Drutt (2006). Women's tales: four leading Israeli jewelers. Hudson Hills Press. ISBN 9781555952709. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ Armon, Ellie (March 16, 2011). "The Zaritsky method". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Lively Down South". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Israel Prize For Art". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
External links
- Yehezkel Streichman collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- "Yehezkel Streichman". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- Art of Yehezkel Streichman at Europeana. Retrieved January 22, 2012