Ben Avram
Edward Philips, Ben Avram (Hebrew: בן אברם; born 1941) is an artist who was born in Bombay, India and immigrated to Israel as a teenager.[1] He graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design[2] in 1965 and continues to call Jerusalem his home.
Most of Ben Avram's oil paintings and watercolors portrays Israeli cities, religious festivals, and Bible stories. He paints in creamy sensual tones[3] incorporating symbols such as doves, a menorah, and Shabbat candles.[4]
Exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 1964 Group exhibitions in the United States and Canada
- 1977 Safrai Gallery, Jerusalem
- 1981–1986 Artexpo, New York City
- 1981–1986 Artexpo, Los Angeles
- 2001–current Blue and White Art Gallery, Jerusalem
Auction record
[edit | edit source]The auction record for a painting by Ben Avram is $6,875. This record was set by The Twelve Tribes, a 47.24 by 31.5 inch oil painting on canvas sold 28 December 2010 at Matsa for Public Auctions-Matsa Gallery (Tel Aviv).[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- Ben Avram, Edward, Passover Haggadah Illustrated by Ben Avram, Keshatot Arts, 1995, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
Footnotes
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External links
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- Living people
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- Israeli people of Indian-Jewish descent
- Indian Jews
- Indian male painters
- Jewish painters
- Israeli male painters
- Jewish Israeli artists
- Artists from Mumbai
- 20th-century Indian painters
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