Lot 97
  • 97

David Reeb B.1952

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Description

  • David Reeb
  • Green Line
  • signed David Reeb, signed in Hebrew and dated 1987 (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 70 7/8 by 47 1/4 in.
  • 180 by 120 cm.
  • Painted in 1987.

Provenance

Purchased directly from the artist by the present owner in 1989-1990.

Catalogue Note

In 1985 Reeb introduced the motif of the "Green Line", Israel's border until the Six-Day War, into his oeuvre. Since then it has re-apperaed frequently in a variety of compositions.  'The Line always appears accentuated, painted in bold green, like a twisted ribbon laid blatantly over the painting, yet disconnected from it. The Line is not painted according to the geographical map, but from memory. Reeb paints it as a symbol over landscapes, city streets, still-lifes, portraits, press photographs and animals, whether they be everyday subjects or taken from art history. (Miri Ben Moshe quoted in 90 Years of Israeli Art, A Selection from the Joseph Hackmey - Israel Phoenix Collection, (exhibition catalogue) Tel Aviv, 1998, p. 604)