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Lithograph by Israeli artist Reuven Rubin, vibrant colors and very typical of Rubin's work. Fisherman Family presents a fisherman, his wife and their son resting on her shoulders, all with dark eyes and dark skin. The fisherman is proudly presenting us with fresh fish. Rubin's fascination with the people of Israel is evident in this print, for he had taken a simple common fisherman and presented him in an affectionate and admirable manner.
Reuven Rubin (1893-1974) was born in Romania in 1893. He immigrated to Israel in 1912 and settled in Jerusalem. A year after he traveled to Paris to study at École des beaux-art. He then returned to Israel. Rubin's work sings with the joy of living in country sides drenched with sun, blossoming flowers, luscious fruits and in silver foliage of an age-old tree. Rubin identified with the biblical country of Israel, with its people and sunlit land. In his language of imagery he told us biblical parables in a magical and extraordinary way. Rubin is considered one of the most renowned and famous Israeli artists worldwide with works in collections of leading museums such as MoMA (New York), Museé d'art Moderne (Paris), Jewish Museum (New York) and others.
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