Artist: Pinchas Abramovich (1909–1986)
Technique: Original Color Lithograph on Paper
Dimensions: 48 x 63 cm
Status: Hand-signed by the artist in pencil (lower right)
About the Artwork:
An original color lithograph by Israeli modernist painter Pinchas Abramovich, titled "Woman on the Balcony". The composition blends figurative lyricism with decorative abstraction, displaying a seated female figure alongside a red bird and a traditional dark vessel on a balcony framework. Set against a bright, textured architectural backdrop, the artwork showcases the visual dialogue between European post-cubist structures and Eastern Mediterranean decorative elements. This authentic piece features the artist's original pencil signature in the lower right margin.
About the Artist:
Pinchas Abramovich (1909–1986): A pioneering Lithuanian-born Israeli painter and a cornerstone of modern Israeli abstraction.
Artistic Movement: A founding member and the lifelong secretary of the influential "Ofakim Hadashim" (New Horizons) art group (1948–1963).
Education & Influence: Studied under Yosef Zaritsky in Tel Aviv, later integrating European trends and School of Paris aesthetics into local Israeli art following his travels.
Awards & Recognition: Honored with the Monaco Prize (1966) and the prestigious Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture (1967). His works are preserved in the permanent collections of the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.