Ben-Zion | Abstract and Applied

In the 1930s and 40s, Ben-Zion began to move between abstract to figurative art, with a flow that expressed the shifting pulls of his vision and interests. This shift would presage his later split with Rothko, Gottlieb and other co-members of "The Ten" and would presage his memoirist paintings in the 1970s of remembered scenes from his childhood. Here, Ben-Zion portrays some of his primary and enduring themes - nature, still life, and the human figure - that would be seen throughout his life's work in painting and sculpture.

image Blue Nude 1934
image Path in the Woods Year Unknown
image Orchard 1935
image Still Life with Red Pepper 1934
image Daisies in a Red Pot Year Unknown
image Thistle and Birch Year Unknown
image Autumn Bouquet Year Unknown
image Sunken Boat 1934
image Wildflowers and Pod Year Unknown
image Sunflowers in an Earthen Pot Year Unknown
image Chrysanthemums in Persian Pot Year Unknown
image Wheat in an Earthen Pot Year Unknown
image The Sun and the Thistle Year Unknown
image Wheat in Green Vase Year Unknown
image Thistle in a Meadow Year Unknown
image Still Life with Origami 1935
image Birch Grove with White Sky Year Unknown
image Dandelions Year Unknown
image Still Life with Poppies and Cornflowers Year Unknown
image Poppies Year Unknown
image Bouquet Year Unknown