About this artwork
This portrait depicts the writer Leon Wieseltier (b.1952). Wieseltier is perhaps best known for the work 'Kaddish', an examination of the way Jewish tradition deals with death and mourning, and a book which has been translated into many languages. Wieseltier has also been the literary editor of the periodical 'The New Republic' since 1983. Like many of Arikha's other portraits, this painting has a neutral background, with the sitter looking into the distance. In his portraits, Arikha frequently depicted his male sitters clothed in a uniform of shirt and jacket, as he does here.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Avigdor Arikha (1929 - 2010) Israeli
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title:Portrait of Leon Wieseltier
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date created:1992
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:81.00 x 100.00 cm; Framed: 88.00 x 107.00 x 4.00 cm
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credit line:Presented by the artist through Marlborough Fine Art 2000
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accession number:GMA 4336
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Avigdor Arikha
Avigdor Arikha
Israeli artist Arikha was born in Romania. He studied in Paris from 1949 to 1951, making it his permanent home in 1954. After establishing himself as an illustrator, Arikha made abstract paintings until 1965. After this time, he restricted himself to drawing and etching, making a series of...