Israeli painter
Ludwig Blum
Ludwig Blum
Born 24 July 1891 Died 28 July 1974(1974-07-28) (aged 83) Resting place Har HaMenuchot Occupation Painter
Ludwig Blum (24 July 1891 – 28 July 1974) was a Moravian -born Israeli painter. He emigrated to Israel in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah , and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem ".
Early life
Memorial plaque in Brno -Líšeň
Ludwig Blum was born in 1891 in Líšeň (now part of Brno ), Margraviate of Moravia .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] He served in the First World War .[ 4] He was privately educated in Vienna and later attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague .[ 1] [ 3]
Career
1939 painting of Rachel's Tomb by Ludwig Blum
Upon his arrival in Mandatory Palestine, and as a dedicated Zionist , Blum started paintings scenes of everyday life and landscapes in Israel.[ 3] He did many paintings of Jerusalem (including the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives ), Tel Aviv , the Sea of Galilee and the Judaean Mountains .[ 3] [ 5] Additionally, he painted some kibbutzes: Kiryat Anavim and Degania Alef , and the lives of Israeli soldiers, including the Palmach .[ 3] [ 6] [ 7] He also painted copper mines in the Timna Valley .[ 3] He also painted the Arch of Constantine in Rome , Italy , and a vase of roses.
Blum became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".[ 2] [ 4] In 1933, his painting entitled simply Jerusalem was honoured at the Royal Academy of Arts in London .[ 1] In 1967, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim from the City of Jerusalem.[ 1]
In 2011 the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan held an exhibition of Blum's paintings.[ 8]
Death
Blum died in 1975 in Jerusalem .[ 1]
Selected paintings
Jerusalem in the Snow (1927).[ 3]
Jerusalem, Temple Mount (1928).[ 3]
Vase of Rose (1931).[ 9]
Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim (1932).[ 3]
Kibbutz Degania (1934).[ 3]
The Judea mountains (1943).[ 10]
The Arch of Constantine (1944).[ 11]
Jerusalem, seen from Mount Scopus (1950).[ 12]
The Market in Jerusalem (1950).[ 13]
View of Jerusalem from the Hill of Evil Counsel (1951).[ 14]
Landscape (1956).[ 15]
Timna, Copper Mines (1957).[ 3]
View of Jerusalem (1962).[ 16]
Jerusalem, David's Tower and the Sultan's Pool, seen from Mishkanot Shaananim (1964).[ 17]
The Western Wall .[ 2]
The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives .[ 18]
Sea of Galilee .[ 19]
Portrait with a keffiyeh .[ 20]
See also
Further reading
The Real and the Ideal: The Painting of Ludwig Blum (Tel Aviv: Museum of the Jewish People , 2009).[ 21]
The Land of Light and Promise, 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond: Ludwig Blum 1891-1974 (
Ben Uri Gallery and Museum , 2011).
References
^ a b c d e "Ludwig Blum - Biography" .
^ a b c d "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Western Wall" .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Printed from The Jewish Press » Blog Archive » Ludwig Blum's Israel" . 29 December 2011.
^ a b c d "Jerusalem and the Holy Land - MOBiA - Museum of Biblical Art" .
^ Azaryahu, Maoz; Ilan Troen, S.; Troen, Selwyn Ilan (2012). Tel-Aviv, the First Century . Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253223579 .
^ Torstrick, Rebecca L. (2004). Culture and Customs of Israel . Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313320910 .
^ Almog, Oz (28 November 2000). The Sabra . University of California Press. ISBN 9780520921979 .
^ "Jerusalem and the Holy Land: The Paintings of Ludwig Blum (1891-1974)" . mobia.org . Museum of Biblical Art. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Vase of flowers" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Judea mountains" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Arch of Constantine, 1944 9 1/2 x 13 1/4in" .
^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)" .
^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)" .
^ Christie?s. "Ludwig Blum (1891-1975)" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Landscape" .
^ Christie?s. "Ludwig Blum (1891-1975)" .
^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives unframed" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Sea of Galilee" .
^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Portrait with a keffiyeh" .
^ The Real and the Ideal . 2009.
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