{"product_id":"gershon-iskowitz-red-a-1979","title":"GERSHON ISKOWITZ \"RED-A\" 1979","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921-1988) aesthetic with his personal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave Yeshiva (Jewish religious studies) in order to study art independently; and later, briefly at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of war forced him to return to his hometown where he was conscripted to forced labor after his arrival. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buchenwald_concentration_camp\" title=\"Buchenwald Concentration Camp\"\u003eBuchenwald\u003c\/a\u003e, one of the first and most notorious Nazi concentration camps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon liberation Iskowitz spent nearly 9 months in hospital recuperating. Amazingly he would study for six months at the Academy of Fine Art in Munich with Oskar Kokoschka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIskowitz would eventually immigrate to Canada. For most of the 1950's he incorporated representation into his art. By the 60's he had established a modest reputation and joined the Gallery Moos stable in 1964. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIskowitz's survived the darkest side of humanity and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebuilt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a life dedicated to creating beautiful art. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 approach. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis acrylic painting is a perfect example of Iskowitz's iconic style. Painted in 1979, it is from an important and fruitful period of the artist's life, just five years after representing Canada at the Venice Biennale. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely sized and scaled work from the most desirable period of the artist's oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Red-A\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanada, 1979\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned, titled and dated verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e38\"H 33\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e39.5\"H 34.5\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gershon Iskowitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67627837128940,"sku":"10-26","price":60000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Gershon-Iskowitz-Red-A_01.jpg?v=1791047669","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/gershon-iskowitz-red-a-1979","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}