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Mordecai Ardon
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Mordecai Ardon
- Judean Hills
- Signed Ardon. (lower right); signed Ardon and in Hebrew, titled Judean Hills and in Hebrew, and dated 1967 twice (on the stretcher)
- Oil on canvas
- 32 by 45 3/4 in.
- 81.3 by 116.2 cm
- Painted in 1967.
Provenance
Bineth Gallery of Fine Arts, Jerusalem
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1967
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1967
Literature
Michelle Vishny, Mordecai Ardon, New York, 1973, no. 231, p. 232, illustrated pl. 158
Condition
Oil on canvas, canvas is not lined. Surface: In generally good condition aside from scattered areas of pigment separation, spot of loss in yellow pigment in lower right quadrant, and frame abrasion along the lower edge with small associated losses. UNDER UV: No apparent inpainting.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Ardon’s landscapes from the 1960s verge on the abstract; his work is an exploration of light, color, texture and temperature. With palette knives and a special brush, Ardon created a dynamic surface where colors glow with an internal light. (Ruth Apter-Gabriel, Mordecai Ardon: Landscapes of Infinity, 2003)
Judean Hills, in the same private collection since the year it was painted, revisits the subject of one of Ardon’s first paintings after moving to Israel, In the Hills of Judea, c. 1935, with the mature style and brighter color palette of the 1960s. Ardon was deeply moved by the landscapes of his new homeland. “Ardon recollects that he experienced a mystical attachment to the ancient soil. His canvas is not so much the portrait of a place as it is a revelation of the mysterious union he felt with the earth.” (Michele Vishny, Mordecai Ardon, p. 28)