Vtg Hand Signed Amram Ebgi Jerusalem The Holy City Framed Numbered Lithograph

Description: Gorgeous vintage (circa 1970's) limited edition (361/500) colored lithograph with intaglio relief and gold foil embossing by Amram Ebgi. Entitled "Jerusalem The Holy City," the lithograph is framed under glass and hand signed, numbered and titled by the artist in pencil. Depicting a view of the old city of Jerusalem rising over the Wailing Wall, with Hebrew text floating over the city sky alongside a gold foil embossed sun, and icons of the Jewish religion seen through the work, including a menorah and a torah scroll. 25 1/2" wide and 20" tall, the lithograph is in pristine condition. Provenance: Estate About The Artist: Amram Ebgi was born in Morocco in 1939 and immigrated to Israel in 1951, where he lived in Kfar Blum, a small kibbutz run by an American and English coalition. Ebgi began drawing and painting at age 16 and was "discovered" while working in the kibbutz. In 1958, he received a scholarship to study art at Brooklyn Museum of Art. In 1962 kibbutz administrators, recognizing his talent, gave him a painting studio and encouraged him to sell his works. Ebgi continued his art studies at the Pratt Graphic Art Center in New York, where he developed a love for the printing medium (notably etching, silk screen, intaglio, relief, and epoxy modeling). In 1981 Ebgi relocated to Miami Florida where his studio is currently located. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Israel including in such venues as Nova Terra, Columbia; International Exhibitions in Panama, and International ArtExpo in New York, California, and Washington D.C. Ebgi has enjoyed posts and prizes including; Art Department Head, Tel-Chai Institute Israel, UJA Federation, Magen David from Ehud Olmart, Mayor of Jerusalem - Jerusalem 3000 Celebration, Official Poster for Israel's 40th Anniversary, UNICEF, Corcoran School of Art Washington D.C. His work is collected by private and public institutions and museums including: Yale University, Duke University, Vassar College, U.C.L.A., New York University, Florida International University, Princeton University, Beit Hshoah-Museum of Tolerance, California; Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Florida, Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama; Canton Art Institute, Ohio; Salt Lake City Art Center, Utah; Del Rio Art Center, Texas; Laguna Beach Museum, California; and Arkansas Art Center, Arkansas.

Price: 229.95 USD

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

End Time: 2024-12-11T18:31:09.000Z

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