Reuven Rubin

Acquired directly from the artist in Israel, 1966
Then by descent to the present owner

The canvas is not lined. Overall the work is in good condition. There is some slight rubbing to the extreme edges, craquelure in the upper corners, and some minor paint loss in the lower right and in palces along the lower edges.
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While travelling throughout the country in 1929 with his future wife, Esther, Rubin was struck by the glory of the local landscape, imploring him to capture its unique magic. "This 'discovery' led Rubin to begin to paint the lyrically conceived landscapes with olive trees and cypress-dotted mountain villages that, although not depicting the actualities of any particular place, so compellingly evoke the spirit and atmosphere of Galilee and Judea and that have become almost synonymous with his name as a painter...He became so fascinated by the olive trees, with their gnarled, twisted, heavy trunks and feathery, silvery-grey leaves, that he painted them again and again under varying atmospheric conditions." (Sarah Wilkinson, Reuven Rubin, New York, n.d., p. 57). Rubin would continue to paint  these landscapes which so captivated him throughout his career.