Auction 54 · Lot 326
Moi Ver / Moshe Raviv. 1904-95). Chassidim.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $550
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(VOROBEICHIC, M.
Place
Israel
Description
Watercolor. Signed by artist in Hebrew and English. Framed
summary
Vilna born Moshe Raviv (original name Vorobeichic) studied painting at the Bauhaus School in Weimar, taking courses along with such famed artists as Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Joseph Albers. Vorobeichic also created avant-garde photo-montages under the pseudonym “Moi-Ver.” Adopting Zionism in 1934 he migrated to Palestine where he changed his name to “Raviv.” Along with Reuven Rubin he co-founded the Artists’ Colony of Safed.
18 x 12 inches.
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