Ludwig Blum Explained

Ludwig Blum
Birth Date:24 July 1891
Birth Place:Brno-Líšeň, Margraviate of Moravia
Death Place:Jerusalem, Israel
Resting Place:Har HaMenuchot
Occupation:Painter

Ludwig Blum (24 July 1891 – 28 July 1974) was a Moravian-born Israeli painter. He emigrated to Israel in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah, and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".

Early life

thumb|Memorial plaque in Brno-Líšeň

Ludwig Blum was born in 1891 in Líšeň (now part of Brno), Margraviate of Moravia.[1] [2] [3] [4] He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah.[2] [3] [4] He served in the First World War.[4] He was privately educated in Vienna and later attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.[1] [3]

Career

Upon his arrival in Mandatory Palestine, and as a dedicated Zionist, Blum started paintings scenes of everyday life and landscapes in Israel.[3] He did many paintings of Jerusalem (including the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives), Tel Aviv, the Sea of Galilee and the Judaean Mountains.[3] [5] Additionally, he painted some kibbutzes: Kiryat Anavim and Degania Alef, and the lives of Israeli soldiers, including the Palmach.[3] [6] [7] He also painted copper mines in the Timna Valley.[3] He also painted the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy, and a vase of roses.

Blum became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".[2] [4] In 1933, his painting entitled simply Jerusalem was honoured at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[1] In 1967, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim from the City of Jerusalem.[1]

In 2011 the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan held an exhibition of Blum's paintings.[8]

Death

Blum died in 1975 in Jerusalem.[1]

Selected paintings

See also

Further reading

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 2011).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ludwig Blum - Biography.
  2. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Western Wall.
  3. Web site: Printed from The Jewish Press » Blog Archive » Ludwig Blum's Israel. 29 December 2011 .
  4. Web site: Jerusalem and the Holy Land - MOBiA - Museum of Biblical Art.
  5. Book: Tel-Aviv, the First Century. 978-0253223579. Azaryahu. Maoz. Ilan Troen. S.. Troen. Selwyn Ilan. 2012. Indiana University Press .
  6. Book: Culture and Customs of Israel. 9780313320910. Torstrick. Rebecca L.. 2004. Bloomsbury Academic .
  7. Book: The Sabra. 9780520921979. Almog. Oz. 28 November 2000. University of California Press .
  8. Web site: Jerusalem and the Holy Land: The Paintings of Ludwig Blum (1891-1974). mobia.org. Museum of Biblical Art. 26 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Vase of flowers.
  10. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Judea mountains.
  11. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Arch of Constantine, 1944 9 1/2 x 13 1/4in.
  12. Web site: LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975). Christie?s.
  13. Web site: LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975). Christie?s.
  14. Web site: Ludwig Blum (1891-1975). Christie?s.
  15. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Landscape.
  16. Web site: Ludwig Blum (1891-1975). Christie?s.
  17. Web site: LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975). Christie?s.
  18. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives unframed.
  19. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Sea of Galilee.
  20. Web site: Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Portrait with a keffiyeh.
  21. Book: The Real and the Ideal. 2009.

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