Ira Moskowitz - The Jewish Wedding

The Jewish Wedding

Ira Moskowitz's original hand colored etching, The Jewish Wedding is printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in the sole limited edition of one hundred impressions by the 'Associated American Artists' around 1970. This impression is signed and numbered '14/100' by the artist in pencil under the lower plate-mark and bears Moskowitz's 'I. M.' monogram within the plate. The Jewish Wedding is a fine, original example of the etched art created by the Polish / American artist, Ira Moskowitz's art.

The Jewish Wedding

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Ira Moskowitz (Poland, 1912 - New York City, 1985)
#	Image	Title & Artist	Medium	Date	Notes	-
01-		Meditation - Bukharian Synagogue by Ira Moskowitz	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	1969	Signed, dated and numbered '108/150' by Ira Moskowitz in pencil under the lower plate-mark.	Sold
02.-		The Jewish Wedding by Ira Moskowitz	Original Hand-Coloured Etching	c. 1970	Signed and numbered '14/100' by Ira Moskowitz in pencil under the lower plate-mark.	Sold

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Title:	The Jewish Wedding
Artist:	Moskowitz, Ira (Poland, 1912 - New York City, 1985)
Date:	c. 1970
Medium:	Original Hand-Coloured Etching
Publisher:	Associated American Artists, New York
Note:	Ira Moskowitz: Born in Poland, Ira Moskowitz came to New York at the age of sixteen. Within a year he received a scholarship to study at the Art Students' League under such well known instructors as John Sloan and Harry Wickey. Ira Moskowitz's first paintings, etchings and lithographs were exhibited in New York in the early 1930's. Throughout the 1940's Moskowitz lived in the American Southwest and became a prominent member of the Santa Fe Group of Artists. His original prints and paintings of Navajo life and customs gained for him a strong national reputation.
	Ira Moskowitz returned to live in New York after 1947 and continued to produce remarkable works of art. Today his etchings, lithographs and paintings are included in many major collections in Europe, the United States and Israel. These include the Library of Congress, Washington DC, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
	Religion and Jewish culture played a vital role in Ira Moskowitz's art. Isaac Bashevis Singer once said of Moskowitz; "Ira has recaptured the religious view of God and the world in his works." The Jewish Wedding was published in New York around 1970 in a signed, limited edition of 100 impressions. From 1967 through 1969 Moskowitz was a frequent visitor to Israel and had several solo exhibitions there at the Haifa Museum of Modern Art. This fine etching, like much of his work from this period, depicts aspects of Israeli life and religion. Every impression was extensively hand coloured by the artist making each etching a unique work of art.
	The Jewish Wedding was commissioned by the Associated American Artists of New York in a sole limited edition of 100 impressions. Since its creation in the mid 1930's the Associated American Artists commissioned original graphic art from such great masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and others. It published etchings and lithographs of no less stature during the 1960's and 1970's as contributing artists from around the world included Lily Harmon, Jacob Landau, Ira Moskowitz, W. B. Eberhard Eggers, Peter Klitsch, Robert Bero, David Shapiro, Jack Levine, Chaim Koppelman, Joseph Margulies, James Kearns, Gregory Masurovsky, Jack Coughlin and Sidney Chafetz.
Provenance:	From the collection of Roger Trlak and bearing his inventory number, 'T-793', on the lower right corner. Roger Trlak (1934-1975) established the commercial art company of Martin-Trlak in Chicago. In 1972 he also opened the RST Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona where he exhibited not only his own large collection of mostly contemporary art but also held important exhibitions of many modern artists. These Included such major American and international printmakers as Joseph Hirsch, Luigi Lucioni, Jacob Landau, Birgit Skiold and Paul Wunderlich. Among Trlak's closest friends in the arts community were Raphael Soyer, Ivan Albright and Hans Burkhardt. Contemporary prints and paintings were constantly exhibited at the RST Gallery until it was closed in 1975 due to Trlak's untimely death.
Edition:	Limited edition of one hundred impressions, numbered 14/100.
Size:	9 7/8 X 11 5/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Condition:	Printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full margins as published in New York the sole limited edition of 100. Bearing Moskowitz's 'I. M.' monogram within the plate and signed and numbered '14/100' by the artist in pencil under the lower plate-mark. A finely printed, richly hand-colored impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original etchingof The Jewish Wedding stands as a superb example of the art Ira Moskowitz.
Price:	Sold - The price is no longer available.
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