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Yohanan Simon
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Yohanan Simon
- Shabbat on the Kibbutz
- signed Yohanan Simon (lower left), signed in Hebrew (lower right)
- oil on canvas
- 18 1/8 by 15 1/8 in.
- 46 by 38.5 cm.
Condition
The canvas is not lined. Overall in very good condition. Strong, bright colors. No signs of inpainting when viewed under UV.
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.
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
After studying and working in Europe and America, Simon moved to Kibbutz Gan Shmuel in 1936 where he spent the next 17 years. Avram Kampf explains that in his paintings from this period "there is a Kunstwollen, a will to art, which draws on the sources of Israeli experience and creates colours and forms that evoke the desert, heat, and the collective will. He renders the hard and resolute outlook of the heroic days of the kibbutz and reflects the values which this society placed on simplicity of living, hard physical labour, co-operation and mutual help, communal rather than private property, and new forms of leisure, child rearing, education, and culture." (Chagall to Kitaj Jewish Experience in 20th Century Art, London, 1990, p. 118)