The Israel Museum in Jerusalem presents Fields of Vision. Landscapes by Israel Hershberg, an exhibition on view through February 4, 2013.
Israel Hershberg, Aria Umbra II, 2007-9
One of Israel’s preeminent realist painters, Israel Hershberg’s multifaceted career as an artist, teacher, and founding director of the Jerusalem Studio School has added a new dimension to the canon of Israeli art over the past four decades. Known for his close, direct, and unrelenting powers of observation, Hershberg has, over the past ten years, broadened the scope of his own artistic production, moving from still lifes and interiors to expansive landscapes, each panorama the result of extended and painstaking work. Fields of Vision presents three large-scale landscapes and a preparatory study, produced in Italy and Israel, representing a pivotal chapter in Hershberg’s oeuvre. The exhibition is curated by Amitai Mendelsohn, Curator, David Orgler Department of Israeli Art. – www.english.imjnet.org.il