BORIS SCHATZ ART THE REPENT BA’AL TESHUVA SILVER PLAQUE IN ORIGINAL FRAME 1960’s for Sale

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BORIS SCHATZ ART THE REPENT BA’AL TESHUVA SILVER PLAQUE IN ORIGINAL FRAME 1960’s For Sale

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BORIS SCHATZ ART THE REPENT BA’AL TESHUVA SILVER PLAQUE IN ORIGINAL FRAME 1960’s:
$199.00

ALL ORIGINAL!

Boris Schatz, The Repentant , silver plaque. The Repentant (Ba'al Teshuva) is a beautiful silver plaque created by Boris Schatz. It was cast in the 60s' under the supervision of Schatz's wife, from the original mold created by Schatz in the beginning of the 20'th century. It portrays a Jewish old man in a pensive gesture with his head leaning against his hand. His wavy long hair and beard add dramatic and motion to this beautiful bas-relief. The beautiful silver matted frame with the dark red velvet background complement this marvelous piece of Judaica.Technique : silver plaqueFramed size (height before width): 8.5x7.375" (22.5x19cm)Image size : 2.7x1.8" (7x4.5cm)Condition : work is in excellent condition albeit slight aged patina. The plaque is placed on a red velvet background with a wide white mat. Framed in a silver frame that has some dings to it.Please review the pictures in detail as they are an integral part of the description.Boris Schatz (1867-1932) was born in 1867. He was sent for rabbinical studies in Vilna, the "Jerusalem" of Hebrew learning in Eastern Europe. The big city extended his horizons. After a short while he traveled to Paris where he achieved his maturity as an artist along with fame and success for he accepted the invitation from the King of Bulgaria to become the court's artist and head of the Royal Academy and Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Prof. Schatz had founded the famous and prominent Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. Only a man with full devotion and great insight could, in 1905, dream that Jerusalem would become the capital of the Jewish State and center of art and Hebrew culture. In addition Schatz was one of the founders of the Bezalel National Museum in Jerusalem that along the years became Israel's largest and most famous museum, the Israel Museum. His devotion to the idea of Bezalel and its realization has added to his own artistic expression. The mixture of Jewishness and art inspired his work. His preferred media was bas-relief which he mastered with elegance and power. Allowing light to play on his silver cast creations, he portrayed Jeremiah the Prophet, Ben Yehuda, Jewish woman blessing the candles and more. His subject matters, dignified and proud, were taken from biblical heritage, traditional Jewish life and faces of inspiring Jewish personalities. Schatz died in 1932 and is definitely considered as the father of Israeli art.