Art
Heinz Seelig Signed and Numbered LITHOGRAPH
- Item Number
- 159
- Estimated Value
- 100 USD
- Buy Now Price
- 35 USD
- Not Sold
Item Description
This beautiful lithograph is signed and numbered by the renowned Israeli artist, Heinz Seelig (1909-1992).
Heinz Seelig was born in Samotschin, Germany in 1909, and grew up in Berlin. He began drawing early in life, publishing cartoons in Berlin newspapers at the age of 15.
Seelig received his professional education at the legendary Bauhaus in Dessau, and graduated as an interior architect from the School of Free and Applied Arts in Berlin in 1929.
With Hitler's assumption of power in 1933, Seelig fled Nazi Germany for Mandatory Palestine. Seelig was a member of the Haganah (the Jewish defence forces in British Mandatory Palestine) and later fought in the 1948 War of Independence.
Upon retiring from his architectural practice, Seelig launched his second career as a painter, inspired primarily by scenes from the Hebrew Bible. While Seelig's art is often described as naive art, his work is distinguished by its use of three-dimensional perspective, influenced by his architectural background. His paintings are further characterized by the use of hundreds of dots to create backgrounds for his subjects.
Seelig created more than 50 lithographs, including his series of The Book of Esther,The Story of Paradise and The Seven Days of Creation. Sets of the latter series are in the collections of President Jimmy Carter and the late President Anwar Sadat (presented to both leaders following the Camp David Peace Accords).
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Donated By:
Marie Sevy
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