Reuven Rubin, (1893-1974)
Fisherman's family
Oil on canvas
13 ¼ x 9 5/8 in. (33.5 x 24.4 cm.)
Private collection
Reuven Rubin (November 13, 1893 – October 13, 1974) was
a Romanian-born Israeli painter. He was born in Galaţi to a poor
Romanian family. He was the eighth of 13 children. In 1912, he left for
Ottoman-ruled Palestine to study art at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in
Jerusalem. Finding himself at odds with the artistic views of the Academy's
teachers, he left for Paris, France, in 1913 to pursue his studies at the École
Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. At the outbreak of World War I, he was
returned to Romania, where he spent the war years.
In 1921,
he traveled to the United States with his friend and fellow artist, Arthur
Kolnik, with whom he had shared a studio in Cernăuţi. In New York City, the two
met artist Alfred Stieglitz, who was instrumental in organizing their first
American show at the Anderson Gallery. Following the exhibition, in 1922, they
both returned to Europe. In 1923, Rubin emigrated to Mandate Palestine.
In Palestine, he became one of the founders of the new
Eretz-Yisrael style. Recurring themes in his work were the biblical landscape,
folklore and people, including Yemenite, Hasidic Jews and Arabs. He died
in Tel Aviv in October 1974. More Reuven Rubin
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