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Ludwig Blum

Ludwig Blum (1891 - 1975) was active/lived in Israel, Czech Republic.  Ludwig Blum is known for Expressive landscape, desert scenes and still life painting.

Jewish Ideas Daily: The Stoic Vision of Ludwig Blum by Aryeh Tepper, December 19, 2011

Sometimes an artist is more popular with the public than with critics and fellow artists because the artist appeals to a popular taste that is simply unrefined. Sometimes, though, the public is on to something that the cultural elites miss because they’re too sophisticated for their own good. The career of Israeli painter Ludwig Blum (1891–1974) is an example of the latter.

Blum was extremely popular with the Israeli public during his lifetime; he was recognized as “Yakir Yerushalayim,” an honored citizen of Jerusalem, in 1968. While his critics and fellow painters were less impressed, Blum just did his own thing, never joining any of the numerous artistic movements that characterize the Israeli art scene, and painting what he liked instead of what the critics wanted.

The critics, however, finally seem to be coming around: A critical reassessment of Blum’s career is underw   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9168 characters.]  Artist bio

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