Isidor Ascheim

Isidor Ascheim (Hebrew: איזידור אשהיים; 1891–1968) was a German-born Israeli painter and printmaker.

Biography

Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland) in 1891. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and served during World War I. In 1919–23, Ascheim studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau^[1] and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group.^[2] He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1940 and settled in Jerusalem. He was married to the Israeli painter Margot Lange-Ascheim.

Artistic career

He taught at the Bezalel School of Art and served as its director for several years. Ascheim's art is based on a direct impression of nature, life and the human form. His oeuvre represents a continuous connection with nature and the human figure, usually executed with a dark palette, the legacy of his German Expressionist roots.^[3]

Awards and recognition

In 1953, Ascheim was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting.^[4]
In 1955, he received the Jerusalem Prize for Art.
In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale.

Selected collections

Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Israel Museum, Jerusalem

References

^ Stolarska-Fronia, Małgorzata (2021-05-07), ""Non-Aryan" Modern Art: Jewish Art Patrons and Artists in Breslau During the Nazi Period", "Entartete Kunst" in Breslau, Stettin und Königsberg (in German), Brill Fink, pp. 95–105, ISBN 978-3-8467-6448-0, retrieved 2024-11-26
^ "Isidor Ascheim - Biography". Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-26. After serving in the First World War, he studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau (1919-23) and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group. In 1934 three of Ascheim's works were included in the 'Exhibition of German-Jewish Artists' Work: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture' (5-15 June 1934) organised at the Parsons Gallery, London by German-Jewish emigre dealer, Carl Braunschweig (later Charles Brunswick), which included in total 221 artworks by 86 artists suffering persecution under the Nazi regime
^ Landscape by Isidor Aschheim
^ "List of Dizengoff Prize laureates" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.

External links

"Isidor Aschheim". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Artnet.com (Isidor Aschheim)

[1] Stolarska-Fronia, Małgorzata (2021-05-07), ""Non-Aryan" Modern Art: Jewish Art Patrons and Artists in Breslau During the Nazi Period", "Entartete Kunst" in Breslau, Stettin und Königsberg (in German), Brill Fink, pp. 95–105, ISBN 978-3-8467-6448-0, retrieved 2024-11-26

[2] "Isidor Ascheim - Biography". Ben Uri Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 2024-11-26. After serving in the First World War, he studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau (1919-23) and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group. In 1934 three of Ascheim's works were included in the 'Exhibition of German-Jewish Artists' Work: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture' (5-15 June 1934) organised at the Parsons Gallery, London by German-Jewish emigre dealer, Carl Braunschweig (later Charles Brunswick), which included in total 221 artworks by 86 artists suffering persecution under the Nazi regime

[3] Landscape by Isidor Aschheim

[Dizengoff-4] "List of Dizengoff Prize laureates" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.

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