Ludwig Blum
Israeli painter
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Ludwig Blum (Hebrew: לודויג בלום; 24 July 1891 – 28 July 1974) was a Moravian-born Israeli painter. He emigrated to Israel in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah, and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".
Ludwig Blum | |
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לודויג בלום | |
.jpg) Ludwig Blum | |
| Born | 24 July 1891 |
| Died | 28 July 1974 (aged 83) Jerusalem, Israel |
Resting place | Har HaMenuchot |
| Occupation | Painter |
Early life
Ludwig Blum was born in 1891 in Líšeň (now part of Brno), Margraviate of Moravia.[1][2][3][4] He immigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah.[2][3][4] He served in the First World War.[4] He was privately educated in Vienna and later attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.[1][3]
Career
Upon his arrival in Mandatory Palestine, and as a dedicated Zionist, Blum started paintings scenes of everyday life and landscapes in Israel.[3] He did many paintings of Jerusalem (including the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives), Tel Aviv, the Sea of Galilee and the Judaean Mountains.[3][5] Additionally, he painted some kibbutzes: Kiryat Anavim and Degania Alef, and the lives of Israeli soldiers, including the Palmach.[3][6][7] He also painted copper mines in the Timna Valley.[3] He also painted the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy, and a vase of roses.
Blum became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".[2][4] In 1933, his painting entitled simply Jerusalem was honoured at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[1] In 1967, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim from the City of Jerusalem.[1]
In 2011 the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan held an exhibition of Blum's paintings.[8]
Death
Selected paintings
- Jerusalem in the Snow (1927).[3]
- Jerusalem, Temple Mount (1928).[3]
- Vase of Rose (1931).[9]
- Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim (1932).[3]
- Kibbutz Degania (1934).[3]
- The Judea mountains (1943).[10]
- The Arch of Constantine (1944).[11]
- Jerusalem, seen from Mount Scopus (1950).[12]
- The Market in Jerusalem (1950).[13]
- View of Jerusalem from the Hill of Evil Counsel (1951).[14]
- Landscape (1956).[15]
- Timna, Copper Mines (1957).[3]
- View of Jerusalem (1962).[16]
- Jerusalem, David's Tower and the Sultan's Pool, seen from Mishkanot Shaananim (1964).[17]
- The Western Wall.[2]
- The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.[18]
- Sea of Galilee.[19]
- Portrait with a keffiyeh.[20]
See also
Further reading
- The Real and the Ideal: The Painting of Ludwig Blum (Tel Aviv: Museum of the Jewish People, 2009).[21]
- The Land of Light and Promise, 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond: Ludwig Blum 1891-1974 (Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 2011).