Joseph Zaritsky Signed Numbered Lithograph

Specifications
Artist: Joseph Zaritsky (1891–1985)
Title: While Painting (The Artist on the Roof of his House, Tel Aviv, 1940)
Type: Limited Edition Original Lithograph
Signature: Hand-signed by the artist in pencil (lower right)
Edition Number: Hand-numbered (lower left, e.g., H.C. / AP / Edition out of 250)
Provenance: Special personal dedication from the artist to Professor Tamar Stematsky.
 
About the Artwork
This exceptional limited-edition lithograph is an authentic piece of Israeli modern art history, replicating Joseph Zaritsky’s groundbreaking 1940 masterpiece "While Painting". The artwork beautifully captures the artist from behind, standing on the rooftop of his Tel Aviv home, holding a brush as he looks out over the expanding urban landscape of the city.
Executed with Zaritsky's signature lyrical abstract style, the composition utilizes expressive, fluid brushstrokes and a vibrant color palette of deep blues, earth tones, and greens to deconstruct light and form. This specific lithograph features a highly rare and valuable handwritten dedication to Professor Tamar Stematsky, linking the piece directly to the inner circle of Israel's mid-century art elite.
About the Artist / Institution
Joseph Zaritsky (1891–1985) was one of the founding fathers of Israeli modern art and the dominant leader of the avant-garde movement "New Horizons" (Ofakim Hadashim) founded in 1948. Awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for Painting in 1959, Zaritsky revolutionized local art by steering it away from regional orientalism toward international lyrical abstraction. His historical relationship with fellow master Avigdor Stematsky is beautifully encapsulated in this lithograph’s personal dedication to Professor Tamar Stematsky, making it a museum-quality artifact of Israeli cultural heritage.