Additional information
| Country | American |
|---|---|
| Region | North American |
ArtistNewman, Elias
Artist NationalityAmerican
TitleGloucester Landing
Year1935-40
MediumPainting > Encaustic
Dimensions16 X 20 inches
Catalog ReferenceN/A
Description
Encaustic on tempered Masonite, signed lower left.
ProvenanceExhibited at the ASCA 80th Annual exhibition, Broome Street Gallery, NY, 1998.
Accession NumberRC76
NotesElias Newman was born in Poland in 1903 and immigrated with his family to New York when he was 10. He studied for two years at the National Academy of Design in Manhattan, then at the Educational Alliance Art School on the Lower East Side, where he later taught. Moses Soyer and Chaim Gross were among his classmates there. In 1925, Newman visited a brother who lived in Jerusalem. He stayed in what was then called Palestine for two years, mingling with local and emigre artists and painting the city and the surrounding countryside, paying particular attention to the astringent brilliance of desert light. He made many return trips, and was active in art developments in the new state of Israel. He exhibited in both Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv.
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