Amos Amit Batik Lithograph Women Selling Flowers Framed Israel Jewish Print EUC

Description

This listing is for a professionally framed/matted, Untitled (Women with Umbrellas), Batik Print by Amos Amit. Its framed dimensions are 37” by 31”, while the image measures approximately 29” by 23”. This unique artwork is signed and dated lower left. The piece was executed in 1980. Batik is a technique of wax-resistant dyeing applied to a whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines with a spouted tool called a canting, or by printing with a copper stamp called a cap. Because the applied wax is resistant to the dyes, it allows the artist to color selectively by soaking the cloth in one color, removing the wax with boiling water, and repeating if multiple colors are desired.
Amit was born in Israel in 1945 and was raised on a moshav (farming community) in the Galilee. He received his Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Engineering at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and his Masters Degree in Landscape Architecture at California Polytechnic Institute, Pomona, California. Spending his childhood and young adulthood in Israel profoundly influenced both the subject matter and approach to Amit's artwork. The modern and colorful feel emanates from growing up in a young, vibrant and multi-ethnic country. The warm, primitive feel comes from a childhood spent farming. The Biblical themes and blessings come from the influence of school studies in which Bible study was a standard part of the public school curriculum, that being the history of the country. Amit has established himself as one of the leading batik artists in this country. Art critics and collectors alike have praised his unique style and highly refined technique. Amit has received numerous prestigious national and international awards and his works are part of many prominent collections.