Judaica; Jacob Wexler - Passover Haggadah -
Jacob Wexler- The Haggadah of Passover - Printed in Ramat-Gan, Israel by Ortsel - - unpaginated - Hardcover - 24.5 x 34 cm - Covers in fair condition, pages in good condition. few wine stainsIn Hebrew Jacob Wexler was born in in Latvia. Wexler studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Hamburg before immigrating to Israel in . Affected at first by the German Expressionist movement, artists like the famed Rouault had an impact on Wexler’s figurative work and he embraced the Art Informal movement as his style moved gradually toward the abstract. From , Wexler became a founding member of the “New Horizons” group, one of Israel’s first leading art movements.Jacob Wexler’s first one-man exhibition in Tel Aviv in was followed by many more solo and group exhibitions both in Israel and abroad— Brazil’s Famous Sao Paulo Art Biennial in and the Graphics Biennale, held in Tokyo in, for example. Wexler died in . His canvases are known for their linear design. The works of this important Israeli artist, found in collections around the world, are still highly valued and searched for today. Read More