In 1929, the Massad group had its first exhibition, and, in 1935, the group's members joined the Israel Association of Painters and Sculptors. Kossonogi had one-man shows at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 1944 and 1954, in which years he was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize in painting.[2] In 1956, Kossonogi joined the Artists' Colony in Safed. In 1958, the former president of France Vincent Auriol began collecting his work. Kossonogi won the Histadrut Prize in 1966 and the Nordau Prize in 1976. He settled in Safed in 1956 and died in 1981.
Colour figures strongly in Kossonogi's oeuvre. He was preoccupied with the bright sun of Eretz Israel and its effect on the lands, crops, and lives of Jewish settlers and native Arabs. Israeli art critic Gideon Ofrat writes of the artist's oeuvre: "Kossonogi launched his career with romantic watercolours rich in brown and green staining; subsequently, under the influence of Raoul Dufy, they grew lighter and focused on the poetical effects of transparency and fluidity." Kossonogi's focus on light and colour was likely inherited from the European influences that marked his formative period, notably Henri Matisse and André Derain. Along with important Israeli watercolourists Mordechai Avniel and Shimshon Holzman, Kossonogi was considered a master of the aquarelle medium.
Selected exhibitionsedit
2004: University of Haifa Art Gallery, Haifa: Our Landscape: Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel
^(PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-17.
Further readingedit
Ayal, Avishay, and Yoram Bar-Gal. Our Landscape: Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel [exhibition catalogue]. Haifa: University of Haifa Art Gallery, 2004.
Lask, I.M. (ed.). Joseph Kossonogi: Landscapes of Israel [portfolio of colour plates]. Tel-Aviv: Y. Tsitsik, [195?].
Ofrat, Gideon. One Hundred Years of Art in Israel. Boulder: Westview Press, 1998.
External linksedit
(Israel Museum, Jerusalem - )
Smithsonian Libraries Art & Artists Files[permanent dead link] (Joseph Kossonogi)
April 12, 2024
joseph, kossonogi, hebrew, יוסף, קוסונוגי, 1908, 1981, also, yosef, kossonogy, israeli, painter, born2, april, 1908budapest, austro, hungarian, empiredied10, march, 1981educationhistadrut, studio, under, isaac, frenkel, berlin, academy, artknown, forpaintingst. Joseph Kossonogi Hebrew יוסף קוסונוגי 1908 1981 also Yosef Kossonogy was an Israeli painter Joseph KossonogiBorn2 April 1908Budapest Austro Hungarian EmpireDied10 March 1981EducationHistadrut Art Studio under Isaac Frenkel Berlin Academy of ArtKnown forPaintingStyleFigurative Expressionism Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected exhibitions 3 Selected collections 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography edit nbsp Memorial plaque Tel AvivJoseph Kossonogi was born in Budapest Hungary in 1908 After studies at the Berlin Academy of Art and advanced studies in France the Netherlands Italy and Spain he immigrated to Mandate Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv in 1926 Kossonogi studied under Isaac Frenkel in the Histadrut art studio during 1926 29 1 There he formed along with Frenkel and the rest of his students the collective of young painters known as Massad In 1929 the Massad group had its first exhibition and in 1935 the group s members joined the Israel Association of Painters and Sculptors Kossonogi had one man shows at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 1944 and 1954 in which years he was a co recipient of the Dizengoff Prize in painting 2 In 1956 Kossonogi joined the Artists Colony in Safed In 1958 the former president of France Vincent Auriol began collecting his work Kossonogi won the Histadrut Prize in 1966 and the Nordau Prize in 1976 He settled in Safed in 1956 and died in 1981 Colour figures strongly in Kossonogi s oeuvre He was preoccupied with the bright sun of Eretz Israel and its effect on the lands crops and lives of Jewish settlers and native Arabs Israeli art critic Gideon Ofrat writes of the artist s oeuvre Kossonogi launched his career with romantic watercolours rich in brown and green staining subsequently under the influence of Raoul Dufy they grew lighter and focused on the poetical effects of transparency and fluidity Kossonogi s focus on light and colour was likely inherited from the European influences that marked his formative period notably Henri Matisse and Andre Derain Along with important Israeli watercolourists Mordechai Avniel and Shimshon Holzman Kossonogi was considered a master of the aquarelle medium Selected exhibitions edit2004 University of Haifa Art Gallery Haifa Our Landscape Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel online catalogue 1944 Tel Aviv Museum of ArtSelected collections editIsrael Museum JerusalemSee also editVisual arts in IsraelReferences edit Itzhak Frenkel frenel יצחק פרנקל פרנל Artist Dan Gallery www dangallery co il Retrieved 2023 10 20 List of Dizengoff Prize laureates PDF in Hebrew Tel Aviv Municipality Archived from the original PDF on 2007 12 17 Further reading editAyal Avishay and Yoram Bar Gal Our Landscape Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel exhibition catalogue Haifa University of Haifa Art Gallery 2004 Lask I M ed Joseph Kossonogi Landscapes of Israel portfolio of colour plates Tel Aviv Y Tsitsik 195 Ofrat Gideon One Hundred Years of Art in Israel Boulder Westview Press 1998 External links editIsraeli Art Centre Israel Museum Jerusalem Yosef Kossonogi Smithsonian Libraries Art amp Artists Files permanent dead link Joseph Kossonogi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Kossonogi amp oldid 1183616032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
