The Blind Leading the Blind (Hommage to Breughel)

Name: JOSÉ GURVICH (1927-1974)
Brand: The Blind Leading the Blind (Hommage to Breughel)
Price: 12000.00 USD
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Price Realised USD 15,120

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JOSÉ GURVICH (1927-1974)

The Blind Leading the Blind (Hommage to Breughel)

Price Realised USD 15,120

JOSÉ GURVICH (1927-1974)
The Blind Leading the Blind (Hommage to Breughel)
signed and dated 'J.Gurvich, 1956' (lower right)
oil on board
13⁵⁄₈ x 19³⁄₄ in. (34.6 x 50.2 cm.)
Painted in 1956.

Leo Flatau family collection, Kibbutz Ramot Menashe (acquired directly from the artist).
Gallery Nelly Aman, Tel Aviv.
Galerie Michael Hasenclever, Munich (acquired from the above in 2011).

Munich, Germany, Galerie Michael Hasenclever, Variationen 20er Jahre, 2011 (illustrated, p. 18).

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Lot Essay

According to Professor Alicia Haber, this artwork is part of a series known as The Blind Leading the Blind, paying tribute to Breughel. Painted in Israel, it captures a scene from a Tel Aviv street during José Gurvich's first trip to the country while residing in the kibbutz Ramot Menashe. The series comprises of only two or three paintings. While the current version includes Hebrew signs, the other variations of this artwork are portrayed in different colors and lack the presence of any Hebrew signage.