Nahum Kook - Acre Port Original Gouache Painting

Artist: Nahum Kook (Israeli, 1908–1978)
Title: Acre Port (Old City of Acre)
Technique: Original Gouache on Paper
Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm
Status: Signed (Lower Right)
 
 
About the Artwork:
This original gouache painting on paper is created by the listed Israeli artist Nahum Kook. The expressionist composition depicts the historic port city of Acre (Akko), featuring the prominent green dome and minaret of the Al-Jazzar Mosque along the skyline. The right side of the canvas showcases fishing boats docked at the harbor alongside figures walking along the waterfront. The artwork is signed by the artist in Hebrew in the lower right corner.
 
About the Artist:
Nahum Kook was a prominent 20th-century Israeli painter born in Jaffa. A self-taught master, he developed a unique visual language that bridges figurative representation and bold expressionism, with a strong focus on local light and color relationships. Kook's significant contribution to Israeli art was formally recognized in 1981 when he was posthumously awarded the prestigious Herman Struck Prize.