{"product_id":"gershon-iskowitz-blue-mauve-c-1980","title":"GERSHON ISKOWITZ \"BLUE MAUVE-C\" 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is hard to reconcile \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"GERSHON ISKOWITZ PAINTING 1988 CAVIAR20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/gershon-iskowitz\"\u003eGershon Iskowitz's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1921-1988) aesthetic with his personal history. As a Holocaust survivor, he experienced the darkest side of humanity yet built a life dedicated to creating art and beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jewish religious studies) in order to study art independently. The outbreak of war forced him to return to his hometown where he was conscripted to forced labor, then transferred to \u003ca title=\"Buchenwald Concentration Camp\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buchenwald_concentration_camp\"\u003eBuchenwald\u003c\/a\u003e in 1944, one of the first and most notorious Nazi concentration camps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUpon liberation, Iskowitz spent nearly 9 months recuperating in the hospital. He then studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Munich before immigrating to Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor most of the 1950s, he incorporated representation into his art. By the 60s he had established a modest reputation in Toronto and beyond,  joining the Gallery Moos stable in 1964. The legend goes that in 1967 thanks to a Canadian Council grant, Iskowitz took a helicopter tour of the north. The experience of seeing the massive expanse of trees from above inspired a major redirection of his aesthetic and material and approach. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReferencing nature, Iskowitz's abstract composition depicts the dynamic exchange of color and light. Deconstructed trees and skies morph together in a delightful blue, dotted with purple, pink, yellow, and green shapes. Unclear whether the viewer is looking up at the sky through trees, or down through the clouds at the forrest, this painting is a perfect example of Iskowitz's ability to distill the natural world into cleverly abstracted compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also worth mentioning Iskowitz's commitment to supporting future generations of Canadian artists. After his blockbuster retrospective at the AGO in 1982, Iskowitz established an eponymous foundation that would give out an annual grant to a contemporary artist. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/iskowitzfoundation.ca\/prize\/\" title=\"Gershon Iskowitz Prize\"\u003eClick here to learn about the Gershon Iskowitz Prize.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003eContact us,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecall +1.416.704.1720, or visit our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tbz8zgjjkz7m1km8-742712.shopifypreview.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eToronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Blue Mauve-C\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanada, 1980\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38\"H 33\"W (work) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39.25\"H 34.25\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: price is in CAD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gershon Iskowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47635102728428,"sku":"05-26","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Gershon-Iskowitz-Blue-Painting_01.jpg?v=1778874621","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/gershon-iskowitz-blue-mauve-c-1980","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}