1964
paint
From the collection of Israel Museum
Dominant colour
Painting is a 1964 paint by Joseph Zaritsky, a Lyrical Abstraction work, held at Israel Museum.
This painting looks like a rough, textured landscape with thick brushstrokes. The colors are mostly muted greens, blues, and grays, with some patches of white and yellow. The shapes are blurred together, making it hard to tell what’s a building, what’s a hill, or what’s just paint. The paint is applied so thickly in spots that it almost looks like it could be scraped off. This style is called *impasto*—where paint is laid on heavily instead of blended smoothly. If you like this rough, textured look, check out the technique: impasto.
Joseph (Yossef) Zaritsky (Hebrew: יוסף זריצקי; September 1, 1891 – November 30, 1985) was one of the early promoters of modern art in the Land of Israel both during the period of the Yishuv (the body of Jewish residents…
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