David Bomberg
1890 - 1957
Mount Scopus and Government House
53.5 x 70.5 cm (21 x 27 ³/₄ inches)
Executed in 1923
Collection of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert Solomon
Acquired by Mr Margulies at the Ben Uri Gallery, 21st June 1968
Sotheby's New York, 2013
Private collection, acquired from the above
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, David Bomberg in Palestine: 1923 -1927, 18th October 1983 - 18th January 1984, cat. no. 16, illustrated p.35 (where lent by Mr Margulies);
London, Ben Uri Gallery, David Bomberg in the Holyland 1923-27, 30th January - 29th February 1984
Bomberg is one of the most important Modern British painters. In 1923 he traveled to the Middle East. This trip was a great source of inspiration for the artist who later said that until he travelled to Jerusalem, he had 'never seen the sunlight before'. He painted en plein air throughout the four years he spent in the region.
A similar painting by Bomberg is in the permanent collection of the Tate which you can see here:
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/bomberg-jerusalem-looking-to-mount-scopus-t01683
This original work by David Bomberg is available for sale.
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