Ludwig Blum

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Ludwig Blum
Ludwig Blum
Born24 July 1891
Brno-Líšeň, Margraviate of Moravia
Died28 July 1974(1974-07-28) (aged 83)
Jerusalem, Israel
Resting placeHar HaMenuchot
OccupationPainter

Ludwig Blum (24 July 1891 – 28 July 1974) was a Moravian-born Israeli painter. He emigrated to Israel in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah, and became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".

Early life[edit]

Memorial plaque in Brno-Líšeň

Ludwig Blum was born in 1891 in Líšeň (now part of Brno), Margraviate of Moravia.[1][2][3][4] He emigrated to Mandatory Palestine in 1923, as part of the Third Aliyah.[2][3][4] He served in the First World War.[4] He was privately educated in Vienna and later attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague.[1][3]

Career[edit]

1939 painting of Rachel's Tomb by Ludwig Blum

Upon his arrival in Mandatory Palestine, and as a dedicated Zionist, Blum started paintings scenes of everyday life and landscapes in Israel.[3] He did many paintings of Jerusalem (including the Western Wall and the Mount of Olives), Tel Aviv, the Sea of Galilee and the Judaean Mountains.[3][5] Additionally, he painted some kibbutzes: Kiryat Anavim and Degania Alef, and the lives of Israeli soldiers, including the Palmach.[3][6][7] He also painted copper mines in the Timna Valley.[3] He also painted the Arch of Constantine in Rome, Italy, and a vase of roses.

Blum became known as "the painter of Jerusalem".[2][4] In 1933, his painting entitled simply Jerusalem was honoured at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.[1] In 1967, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim from the City of Jerusalem.[1]

In 2011 the Museum of Biblical Art in Manhattan held an exhibition of Blum's paintings.[8]

Death[edit]

Blum died in 1975 in Jerusalem.[1]

Selected paintings[edit]

  • Jerusalem in the Snow (1927).[3]
  • Jerusalem, Temple Mount (1928).[3]
  • Vase of Rose (1931).[9]
  • Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim (1932).[3]
  • Kibbutz Degania (1934).[3]
  • The Judea mountains (1943).[10]
  • The Arch of Constantine (1944).[11]
  • Jerusalem, seen from Mount Scopus (1950).[12]
  • The Market in Jerusalem (1950).[13]
  • View of Jerusalem from the Hill of Evil Counsel (1951).[14]
  • Landscape (1956).[15]
  • Timna, Copper Mines (1957).[3]
  • View of Jerusalem (1962).[16]
  • Jerusalem, David's Tower and the Sultan's Pool, seen from Mishkanot Shaananim (1964).[17]
  • The Western Wall.[2]
  • The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives.[18]
  • Sea of Galilee.[19]
  • Portrait with a keffiyeh.[20]

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • The Real and the Ideal: The Painting of Ludwig Blum (Tel Aviv: Museum of the Jewish People, 2009).[21]
  • The Land of Light and Promise, 50 Years Painting Jerusalem and Beyond: Ludwig Blum 1891-1974 (

Ben Uri Gallery and Museum, 2011).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ludwig Blum - Biography".
  2. ^ a b c d "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Western Wall".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Printed from The Jewish Press » Blog Archive » Ludwig Blum's Israel". 29 December 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jerusalem and the Holy Land - MOBiA - Museum of Biblical Art".
  5. ^ Azaryahu, Maoz; Ilan Troen, S.; Troen, Selwyn Ilan (2012). Tel-Aviv, the First Century. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0253223579.
  6. ^ Torstrick, Rebecca L. (2004). Culture and Customs of Israel. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313320910.
  7. ^ Almog, Oz (28 November 2000). The Sabra. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520921979.
  8. ^ "Jerusalem and the Holy Land: The Paintings of Ludwig Blum (1891-1974)". mobia.org. Museum of Biblical Art. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Vase of flowers".
  10. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Judea mountains".
  11. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The Arch of Constantine, 1944 9 1/2 x 13 1/4in".
  12. ^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)".
  13. ^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)".
  14. ^ Christie?s. "Ludwig Blum (1891-1975)".
  15. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Landscape".
  16. ^ Christie?s. "Ludwig Blum (1891-1975)".
  17. ^ Christie?s. "LUDWIG BLUM (1891 - 1975)".
  18. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) The walled city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives unframed".
  19. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Sea of Galilee".
  20. ^ "Bonhams : Ludwig Blum (Israeli, 1891-1975) Portrait with a keffiyeh".
  21. ^ The Real and the Ideal. 2009.
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