Yehezkel Streichman

LOT 77 YEHEZKIEL STREICHMAN 1906 - 1993 JEZREEL VALLEY, ISRAEL signed with the artist's initials in Hebrew and dated 89 (lower right); signed in Hebrew and dated again (on the reverse) oil on canvas 45 1/4 by 72 3/4 in. 115 by 185 cm. Painted in the 1960s and then reworked and completed in the 1980s.

Lot 115 Yehezkel Streichman Israeli, 1906-1993 Untitled (Interior on Japanese Paper) Signed Yehezkel twice and dated 78 (lr) Watercolor on paper 23 3/8 x 35 3/8 inches C Sold for $1,625 (Includes Buyer's Premium) Estimate $1,500-2,500 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Yehezkel Streichman (Israeli, 1906-1993) Reclining woman initialed in Hebrew and dated '59' (lower right); further signed (verso) oil on cardboard 39 x 50cm (15 3/8 x 19 11/16in). Painted in 1959, this composition belongs to one of the most important periods of Streichman's work. In 1948 Streichman was one of the founding members of the New Horizons Group. From the mid 1940s until the mid 1950s, the stamp of the Picasso and Braque oeuvre is evident in most of Streichman's works. The artist's growing tendency away from the faithful representation of reality is transformed into a reservoir of forms, directions and colours. In the early 50s, he turned from landscape to portraiture, interiors and still life. In this work, the spatial depth is moderated and the flatness of the composition and decorative quality of the forms are emphasized so that line and contour are stressed as significant, independent components of the composition. Simultaneously, Streichman maintains a suggestion of realistic representation in the composition's objects. The present work is recorded in the artist's archive.

Yehezkel Streichman 1906 - 1993 Cactis, Watercolor and gouache on paper, 100X140 cm. Signed. Provenance: Gaby and Ami Brown collection. Literature & Exhibition: A Selection of Israeli Art from the Collection of Gaby and Ami Brown, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, October 2009 - January 2010, p. 296 (Illustrated).

Yehezkel Streichman 1906-1993 (Israeli) Safed, 1987 gouache, watercolor and oil pastels on paper h:133 w:137 cm. signed and dated lower right Provenance: Phoenix Insurance company collection, Israel, boughtdirectly from the artist Private Israeli collection. Exhibited: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Yehezkel Streichman -Watercolors at the Tel Aviv Museum, 1989. Estimate $ 8,000-12,000