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| Shimon Kontarge - Montefiore mill in Jerusalem [Lot: 2680] |
Price*: $824 |
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| Technique: Oil on canvas | Dimensions: 70x100 cm. (27.6x39.4 in.) |
| Framed: no | Signature: yes, including CoA |
| Provenance: Artist | Year created: 2013 |
| Remarks: Mishkenot Sha’ananim (Hebrew: משכנות שאננים, lit. Peaceful Habitation) was the first Jewish neighborhood built outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on a hill directly across from Mount Zion. It was the first area of Jewish settlement in Jerusalem outside the Old City walls, also known as the New Yishuv. Mishkenot Sha'anim was built by British Jewish banker and philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore in 1860 as an almshouse, paid for by the estate of an American Jewish businessman from New Orleans, Judah Touro. Since it was outside the walls and open to Bedouin raids, pillage and general banditry rampant in the region at the time, the Jews were reluctant to move in, even though the housing was luxurious compared to the derelict and overcrowded houses in the Old City. As an incentive, people were even paid to live there, and a gate was built around the compound with a heavy door that was locked at night. The name of the neighborhood was taken from Book of Isaiah 32:18: "My people will abide in peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings and in quiet resting places." |
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| Biography: Shimon Kontarge was born in 1962 in Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan). He finished the Tashkent Art College in 1985. Kontarge immigrated to Israel in 1991. He participated in several solo and group exhibitions in Israel and USA. For the period 2000-2003 the artist participated in design and d'cor of the Silver Spring Jewish center. The project included more than 14 paintings and murals. The art of Shimon Kontarge includes different genres and styles such as realist portraits made in classical Italian manner, impressionist landscapes, psychological surrealism and also colorful mosaic murals. Since 2002 the artist mainly works in relief expressionism using mixed technique. | |
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