LISTED POLISH AMER JACQUES ZUCKER Sd ORIG CONTE PENCIL PORTRAIT JERUSALEM MAN

Description: Listed Polish American Artist Jacques Zucker* Signed and Dated this Marvelous Portrait. It is an Original Conte Pencil on paperboard, Dated, 1931. Depicted is a seated Middle Eastern man, presumably from Jerusalem (written under the signature) holding a hose from a hookah or waterpipe, preparing to smoke. He is wearing robes and a turbine and has a pleasant expression. Beautiful work and beautifully framed with a 22K Museum Hand finished frame and intricately detailed French mat (not acid free). The wonderfully ruddy color sits on top a brownish (hint of gray) background. 1/2" Wide, 22K, Museum frame moulding with a Colored, French mat (intricate detailing of soft painted lines and watercolor panel washes to embellish and accentuate individual paper pieces of art) are included in this listing. A New, UV Blocking sheet of Plexiglass will also be included - it was removed to facilitate photographing it. We believe the frame may be original to the piece. The final image includes the plexiglass. Apologies for any glare or reflection. Great for Antique Oil paintings, Event photos with or without easel back, glass plexiglass or a new or antiqued Mirror, which we can provide. Please contact us for more information. Image opening measures 9 X 12 and is in Very Good Vintage condition, w/ a small 'dot' near the upper/center, just under the mat. Outside measure of the frame is 17 1/2 X 22 3/4 and is in Good Vintage condition with some blemishes throughout, but still lovely and sturdy. Please carefully examine all images for condition. Shipping charge includes Delivery Insurance. *Jacques Zucker (1900-1981)Zucker was very much an international artist. He was born in Radom, Poland. As a youth he went to Palestine to study at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. In 1917 he joined the British Royal Fuesiliers to liberate Palestine from the Turks. After the war he studied art in Paris at the Academie Julian. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1922 and continued his art studies at the National Academy of Design. In 1925 he returned to Paris and studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. Zucker's work, including landscapes, still-lives, and portraits painted in post-impressionist style were exhibited in numerous one-man shows in leading galleries and museums in New York, Paris, Tel Aviv, and other art centers. His work is represented in numerous museums and private collections, including the Hirshhorn, the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, the Bezalel Art Museum in Jerusalem. A comprehensive study of Zucker's oeuvre was written by the dean of French art critics, Claude Roger-Marx of Figaro Litteraire. It is illustrated with 135 color and black and white plates. While being Jewish figured extensively in Zucker's art and writings, he also took pride in being an "internationalist". "The art of painting in its highest expression is universal. People who respond to quality in art will understand the beauty and meaning of a 'good painting,' no matter where the canvas was created, in their own land or in a foreign land." In the Spring, 1946 edition of The Menorah Journal, Jacques Zucker wrote: "Modern Jewish artists of talent and intelligence look critically at Jewish artists of the past who did sentimental pictures of bearded Jews or nostalgic Jewish scenes of the Old world. What really made those pictures bad art was not the subject, which was often beautiful, but the poor artistic execution. A serious Jewish painter is a painter of the world, and he is not bound to satisfy Jewish sentimentalist The sudden upsurge of Jewish creativeness in the plastic arts came with great force. Perhaps because the past desire for expression in paintings and sculpture was frustrated through past generations of religious tabu [sic], Jewish art of today contains the fire of the flaming bush." Jacques Zucker maintained homes in Paris and New York, and spent considerable time painting in Mexico, Portugal, Greece, and Israel.Jacques Zucker died in New York, March 18, 1981. Combined Shipping Discount Policy: 20% off all combinable items. Check out our other frame & artwork auctions. You never know what gems you might find!!! No International Shipping. Continental Shipping Only (Contiguous U.S. 48 States). Alaska & Hawaii may increase shipping charge. All returns must be pre-approved. Full refund if item is not as described. Apologies but NYS residents must pay 8.875% NYS sales tax. Payment expected 3 days after end of auction or the item will be re-listed. We reserve the right to remove glass/frame from the Artwork to Protect Artwork from damage and/or decrease shipping charges. Each & Every Day We Strive for 5 's. Please contact us if you feel we have not achieved the full 5 's as 110% Customer Satisfaction is our mission!

Price: 459.99 USD

Location: Forest Hills, New York

End Time: 2025-02-03T17:52:14.000Z

Shipping Cost: 39 USD