- 82A
Joseph Zaritsky
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Joseph Zaritsky
- Variation On One Concept I
- signed Y. Zaritsky and dated 1969 (lower right); signed, titled and dated (on the stretcher bar)
- oil on canvas
- 61 by 59 in.
- 155 by 150 cm.
- Painted in 1969.
Provenance
Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The canvas is unlined. There is fine craquelure and areas of flaking throughout with associated losses. Light surface soiling and pinpoint accretions.
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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
Born in 1891 in Brispol, Ukraine, Zaritsky emigrated to Eretz Israel in 1922. After completing his studies in Paris in 1927, he settled in Tel Aviv. In 1948, he became a founder of New Horizons, the first group of Israeli artists to explore abstract painting. Identifying themselves with the French lyrical abstract school, and influenced by artists such as Bissière, Manessier, Bazaine, Polliakoff and de Staël, these Israeli artists adopted the notion of pure abstract values emphasizing bright torrents of color, abstract lines and patterns over their previous representational works with darker European colors. In 1955 Zaritsky went to Amsterdam to prepare for his one man exhibition that was held in October in the Stedlijk Museum and in 1959 the artist won the prestigious Israel National Prize while continuing to exhibit in Israel and abroad.
Zaritsky's abstract expressionist brushstrokes are used in this work to portray a struggle betweeen form and spontaneity, logic and sensation, cold blues and warm red pigments. The artist's concentratation on the soft pastels of faded blues contrasted by a violent red evokes an enigmatic tension characteristic of Zaritsky's pictorial language.
Zaritsky's abstract expressionist brushstrokes are used in this work to portray a struggle betweeen form and spontaneity, logic and sensation, cold blues and warm red pigments. The artist's concentratation on the soft pastels of faded blues contrasted by a violent red evokes an enigmatic tension characteristic of Zaritsky's pictorial language.