Feast Day (Rabbi With Lemon) by Marc Chagall. 1914, Oil On Canvas. 

In anticipation of the BBC’s upcoming documentary A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, several of his friends and acquaintances give a rare glimpse into the life and reality of the elusive artist.

Farkash Gallery Old Jaffa

גלריה פרקש יפו העתיקה

It may be summer outside, but this painting is giving us chills. Don’t miss “Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting” before it closes on September 13. “Lavacourt under Snow,” c. 1878–80, by Claude Monet (The National Gallery, London. Sir Hugh Lane Bequest, 1917)

Georges Braque, Glass on a Table, 1909-10, oil on canvas, 33.1 x 37.2 cm, Tate Liverpool. Source

Such a painful experience. These were a set of drawings of #Jewish kids after they were rescued from concentration camps. #OldJewishCementery #Prague #Praha #jewishquarter #History #cometogether (at Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague)

jewish symbols von Franciska Über Flickr: Zsidó temető, Kolozsvár. Jewish cemetery, Cluj-Napoca, Ro. “On Jewish tombstones you will sometimes see a symbol showing two hands arranged for the Priestly Blessing like the example here. (symbol of the Kohen)… The six-pointed Star of David, a symbol of Judaism, is frequently found on Jewish tombstones. It is also called the Shield of David (Magen David in Hebrew). Sometimes you will see the Hebrew abbreviation “Peh-Nun” inside the star like the example here. This abbreviation stands for either “poh nitman” or “poh nikbar” and means simply, “here lies…” resourse: cemeteries.wordpress.com/category/jewish/

Happy birthday, Ian McDiarmid! We have watched your career with great interest.

Brad Wilson’s Affinity II series of animal portraits || See gallery

Photographer Brad Wilson, based in Los Angeles, started his Affinity series of animal portraits in 2010. These are the second part of this series. Brad takes the pictures in a photographic studio, just feet away from the animals. Some, such as the mountain lion and tigers, are deadly. 

Curator Daniel Palmer at the Whitney Museum speaking about artist Ben Shahn

Old Jewish man reading (2014)

Adrienne Varady

acrylic/canvas, 16x20″