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Ori Reisman (1924–1991) was an Israeli painter.

Ori Reisman
Ori Reisman
Born	1924 Tel Yosef
Nationality	Israeli
Education	École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Known for	Painting

Biography

Ori Reisman was born in Tel Yosef the in Mandatory Palestine. He studied art at the studio of Yitzhak Frenkel. In 1943, Reisman was one of the founders of Kibbutz Beit HaArava in the north of the Dead Sea. In 1946, he married Mazal Hamdi, whose Yemenite roots became an inspiration for his artwork. After the kibbutz was evacuated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Reisman and his colleagues founded Kibbutz Kabri in the Western Galilee.

Art career

In the early 1950s, Reisman spent two years in Paris studying at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts and attending painter Jean Souverbie's Monumental Art workshop. Israeli artists Lea Nikel, Eliahu Gat, and Michael Gross were also in Paris at the time, and Reisman formed long-lasting friendships with them. Upon his return to the kibbutz, Reisman opened a studio in an abandoned building, where he worked on his art several times a week. He painted landscapes, portraits and still-life in bright colors. He began to exhibit his work in solo and group exhibitions. He spent more time in Paris in the 1970s. In 1974 he joined the "Aklim" (Climate) Group.[1]

Awards and recognition

• 1953 Prize "Concours le Franc" Ecole National de Beaux Arts, Paris
• 1989 Gutman Histadrut Prize for Painting and Sculpture

See also

• Visual arts in Israel

References

External links

• Ori Reisman collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved March 2012.
• Art of Ori Reisman at Europeana. Retrieved March 2012

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