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Jacques Zucker
"Interior Scene with Nude Figure" Post-Impressionist Pastel Painting Framed

20th Century

$3,000
£2,278.01
€2,732.36
CA$4,296.50
A$4,435
CHF 2,499.78
MX$57,378.58
NOK 28,519.81
SEK 30,087.15
DKK 20,422.63

About the Item

A whimsical interior scene depicting two figures in the living room with cool blue-gray walls and a rich green carpet. On the left, a red-haired nude woman stands at an easel working on a canvas; she wears only red shoes. On the right, a dressed woman with dark hair sits in a wooden chair with her hands folded in her lap, wearing a blue blouse and white skirt, also in red shoes. At the center is a white fireplace with brass andirons, and on either side of the mantel sit two vases holding brushes or flowers. To the right of the mantel is a built-in bookcase filled with colorful volumes and a smaller framed picture on the wall above. The overall style is loose and expressive, with vibrant, somewhat chalky color and an intimate, slightly theatrical atmosphere. The bright colors and quick brushstrokes are what make this painting so attractive and desirable, as the artist captured the times of his generation in an emotional and impactful way; a sweetness is felt throughout as we can imagine the sentiment in the thick, textured oil pastel. The piece is done in a highly impressionistic manner and is a wonderful display of Zucker's more impressionistic styles, with bold colors of joyful turquoise, pink, and softer colors of light blue, hints of yellow, and pops of white. This painting is signed lower right and comes housed in a vintage wood frame, matted under glass with hanging wire on verso ready to be displayed. Art measures 19 x 25 inches Frame measures 23.5 x 29.5 inches Jacques Zucker was born in 1900 in Radom, Poland. He was a notably famous Jewish American artist mostly known for his expressionist figure paintings. In his young years he traveled to Palestine to study fine arts at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. In 1917 he joined the British Royal Fuesiliers under the leadership of General Allenby to liberate Palestine from the Turks. After the first World War he settled in Paris, where he continued his studies at Académie Julian and Academie Colarossi. He then emigrated to the United States in 1922 and continued his art studies at the National Academy of Design. He supported himself by designing jewelry. In 1925 he returned to Paris and studied at the Academie de la Grande Chaumier et Colarossi. During the Depression he worked for the WPA. From 1928 he took part in the Paris Salons: Autumn and the Tuileries. His works are expressionistic variations in the type of the Ecole de Paris. As a protégé of both Chaim Soutine and Renoir, hints of their style can be observed in much of his own work. Zucker’s style, that may have been influenced from the art of artists such as Marc Chagall, took pride in being an “internationalist”, standing the art of painting in its highest expression is universal no matter where the canvas was created. People who respond to quality in art will understand the beauty and meaning, in their own land or in a foreign land, this was his main idea behind his artworks that was exhibited in numerous solo show in leading galleries and museums in New York, Paris, Tel Aviv, and other art centers. Claude Roger-Marx of Figaro Litteraire, dean of French art critics, write a comprehensive study of Zucker’s illustrated with 135 color and black and white plates. He traveled widely, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Israel. From then on Zucker lived alternately in New York and Paris, maintaining homes in both places, and spent considerable time painting in Mexico, Portugal, Greece, and Israel. Zucker's post-impressionist works including town and landscapes, still-lives, and portraits, are part of an array of permanent installments in numerous museums and private collections in Tel Aviv, including the Joseph Hirschorn collection in Washington, D. C., the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Bezalel Art Museum in Jerusalem. In 1947 he settled in Arcueil near Paris. Zucker died in 1981 in New York. PROVENANCE: Jacques Zucker Estate; Private Collection New York City; Lilac Gallery Collection. The piece will be stamped from Lilac Gallery on its verso.
  • Creator:
    Jacques Zucker (1900 - 1981, American)
  • Creation Year:
    20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The painting is in very good condition, with light wear from age. It comes displayed in a vintage frame that shows some ordinary wear and minor imperfections in line with the manufacturing period and a watermark mainly on the left side of the matting.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 0053631stDibs: LU98213670212

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