Mordechai Avniel - Artist Info

About Mordechai Avniel

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    Mordechai Anvil, From Belarus Originally, Immigrated To Palestine In 1921. He is best known for his landscapes, and was a painter, sculptor and lawyer. He said of his scenes Of Israel: "I loved the Israeli landscape. While roaming the country extensively, I gradually absorbed its atmosphere, its lights and moods, the view of mountains and valleys, the Sea of Galilee and the expanse of the Mediterranean. Again and again, I experimented painting and drawing them, at the same time trying to teach myself contemporary art. And thus I gradually shook off the academic conception, and became freer. I tried with my whole being to find my own style. The clouds floating above the Galilee or the Dead Sea - both below sea level - bring about an almo...

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