Artist: Moshe Bernstein (1920–2006)
Title: Rabbi and his Student
Technique: Lithograph, hand-signed and numbered
Edition: 43/250
Dimensions: 35x48 cm (Paper size)
About the Artwork:
This original lithograph by celebrated Israeli artist Moshe Bernstein is titled "Rabbi and his Student". Rendered in an expressive, painterly wash and bold black ink technique, the print portrays a traditional Jewish scholar and a young boy studying holy texts together. The composition uses high-contrast shading and gestural linework to emphasize the intellectual and spiritual connection between the generations in the Shtetl. The piece is hand-signed by the artist in pencil along the bottom right and numbered 43/250 on the bottom left.
About the Artist:
Moshe (Moishele) Bernstein (1920–2006): A prominent Polish-born Israeli painter, illustrator, and poet who immigrated to Israel in 1948.
Themes: Dedicated his life's work to visually preserving the vanished world, characters, and folklore of Eastern European Jewry destroyed in the Holocaust.
Style: Renowned for his distinct, expressive linework and poignant shtetl portrayals, bridging European avant-garde memories with Israeli art.
Recognition: Awarded the prestigious title of Worthy Citizen of Tel Aviv-Yafo (Yakir Tel Aviv) for his vast cultural contribution.