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Reuven Rubin (Israeli, 1893-1974)
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Reuven Rubin
The Prophets 1973
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Biography |
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1893 |
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Born:Galati, Romania |
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1912 |
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Studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel |
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1913 - 1914 |
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Studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Artsand and Academie Colarossi in Paris, France |
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1916 |
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Returned to Romania where he spent the war years |
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1921 |
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Traveled to the United States where he met Alfred Stieglitz, |
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1922 |
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Established his studio in Tel Aviv, Israel |
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1923 |
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Emigrated to Palestine
Began designing scenery for theatres |
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1924 |
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Appointed chairman of the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Palestine |
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1948 |
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Became the first official Israeli diplomatic envoy to Romania |
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1964 |
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Received the Dizengoff Prize |
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1973 |
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Awarded the Israel Prize for life's work in art. |
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1974 |
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Died: Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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"Selection of Rubin paintings from the Permanent collection", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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2006 - 2007 |
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"Reuven Rubin's Early Years: 1914-23", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (solo) |
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2005 |
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Stern Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel |
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1998 |
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Rubin: "Home Visit", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1994 |
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"Rubin paints for the Theater", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1993 |
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"Rubin: a self portrait", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1989 |
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"The early Rubin", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1988 |
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"Rubin: Jerusalem Landscapes", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1986 |
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"Rubin Portrays his Friends", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1984 |
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"Rubin's Tel Aviv", Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1966 - 1967 |
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"Retrospective", Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo)
Galerie Mott, Geneva, Switzerland (solo)
Norton art Museum, Palm Beach, FL (solo) |
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1962 |
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"Retrospective", Wildenstein Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Rosequist Gallery, Tucson, AZ (solo) |
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1953 - 1960 |
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Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, NY
"Seven Painters from Israel", leading museums across the U.S.
Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo) |
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1957 |
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O'Hana Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1955 |
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"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo) |
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1952 |
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy |
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1948 - 1950 |
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Stage designs for Habima and Ohel theaters in Tel Aviv |
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1947 |
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"Retrospective", Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (solo) |
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1940 - 1945 |
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Milch Gallery, New York, NY
Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Twentieth Century Portraits", Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Lillienfeld Gallery, New York, NY |
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1942 |
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Bignou Gallery, New York, NY |
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1936 - 1938 |
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Steimazky Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Bach Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Arthur Tooth Gallery, London, UK
Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel |
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1933 - 1934 |
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Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo) |
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1931 |
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Montross Gallery, New York, NY
Stage designs for Habima and Ohel theaters in Tel Aviv, Israel |
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1930 |
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Arthur Tooth Gallery, London, UK (solo) |
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1927 |
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Beit Chelouche, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
Home of Sir Ronald Storrs, Jerusalem, Israel (solo) |
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1926 |
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Marcel Bernheim Gallery, Paris, France (solo) |
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1924 |
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The Citadel of David, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
Herzlia high school, Tel Aviv, Israel (solo)
Regina Maria Gallery, Bucharest, Romania |
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1922 |
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Rubin Bucharest studio, Bucharest, Romania |
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1921 |
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Anderson Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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Selected Public Collections: |
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Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY |
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Literature |
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2003 |
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Rubin Museum, catalogue of the permanent collection. Tel Aviv, Israel: Rubin Museum, 2003 |
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1980 |
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Wilkinson, Sarah. Reuven Rubin. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1980 |
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1958 |
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Werner, Alfred. Rubin. Tel Aviv, Israel, Massadah Publishing, 1958 |
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