Isidor Ascheim
He is known for his work within the German Expressionist movement and his later contributions to Israeli art. Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland), he studied in Breslau and was influenced by artists of the Die Brücke group. In 1940, he immigrated to Mandate Palestine, where he became an important figure in the Jerusalem art scene, notably teaching and later directing the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts.
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Isidor Ascheim
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- Born
- 1891 · Margonin.
- Died
- 1968 · Jerusalem.
- Nationality
- Israel
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker · artist
- Honours
- Dizengoff Prize
- Languages
- German
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He is known for his work within the German Expressionist movement and his later contributions to Israeli art. Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland), he studied in Breslau and was influenced by artists of the Die Brücke group. In 1940, he immigrated to Mandate Palestine, where he became an important figure in the Jerusalem art scene, notably teaching and later directing the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts.
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Isidor Ascheim (1891–1968) was an artist, painter and printmaker, of Israeli nationality. The artist was born in Margonin and died in Jerusalem. Isidor Ascheim worked for Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.
Languages used include German. Works are held at Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum of Modern Art, among others. Honours include Dizengoff Prize.
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His artistic output reflects a connection to nature and the human form, often executed with a dark palette characteristic of his German Expressionist roots
The recorded working language is German. Employment is recorded with Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Work by Isidor Ascheim is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica, Ben Uri Gallery and Print Collection. Distinctions recorded are Dizengoff Prize.
Isidor Ascheim was born in Margonin (present-day Poland) in 1891. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family and served during World War I. In 1919–23, Ascheim studied under the German Expressionist Otto Mueller in Breslau and was influenced by Erich Heckel of the Die Brücke (The Bridge) group. He immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1940 and settled in Jerusalem. He was married to the Israeli painter Margot Lange-Ascheim.
Artistic career
Artistic career
He taught at the Bezalel School of Art and served as its director for several years. Ascheim's art is based on a direct impression of nature, life and the human form. His oeuvre represents a continuous connection with nature and the human figure, usually executed with a dark palette, the legacy of his German Expressionist roots.
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Margonin.
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Jerusalem.
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Selected collections
• Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco • Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Awards and recognition
• In 1953, Ascheim was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting. • In 1955, he received the Jerusalem Prize for Art. • In 1956, he participated in the Venice Biennale.
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- 1.Stolarska-Fronia, Małgorzata. "Entartete Kunst" in Breslau, Stettin und Königsberg. Brill Fink. 95–105. 2021-05-07. 978-3-8467-6448-0.
- 2.Isidor Ascheim - Biography. Ben Uri Gallery and Museum.
- 3.Landscape by Isidor Aschheim
- 4.Tel Aviv Municipality. List of Dizengoff Prize laureates.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Isidor Aschheim: Drawings & Prints [Izidor Ashhaim: rishumim ve-hedpesim]. Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1966.
- Talpir, Gabriel. 100 Artists in Israel. Tel-Aviv: Gazith Art Publishing, 1971.
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