Pinhas Abramovic

Pinchas Abramovich (Hebrew: 'פנחס אברמוביץ; 1909–1986) was an Israeli painter during the period of the Yishuv and the following days of the state of Israel. He was one of the founders of the Ofakim Hadashim art group.

Biography Pinhas Abramovich was born in 1909, in Mažeikiai, in the Russian Empire (today, in Lithuania), as the youngest of eight children in a family of Orthodox Jews. In 1925, he studied at the Kaunas Art School. In 1927, he joined Hashomer Hatzair movement and immigrated to Palestine in 1929. He spent his first years in Israel as a worker and a kibbutz member in Kibbutz Beit Zera. In 1932, he moved to Tel Aviv, and spent two years working at the studio of the Israeli artist Joseph Zaritsky together with Yehiel Krize, Arie Aroch, Chaya Schwartz and others. In 1934, Abramovich was accepted to the Painters and Sculptors Association. Between 1935 and 1936, he studied at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris.

In addition to his artistic activity, in 1938–1941, he joined the Haganah and served in a unit commanded by Orde Wingate. Between 1942 and 1943, he served with the British Army in Egypt, Iraq and Iran. When he returned, he assimilated oriental decorative qualities in his paintings and combined them with influences from the school of Paris. Abramovich's early work was influenced by European Expressionism. His works, such as Camouflage Enterprise (1948), show some influence of Braquian cubism. In the 1950s, he began to paint in a more abstract style, typical of the Ofakim Hadashim art group. and the Israel Museum, have featured Abramovich's work in art exhibitions. His paintings have been offered at auctions multiple times, with realized prices ranging from US$58 to US$7,475.

Awards Abramovich received the following awards: 1966: Monaco Prize 1967: Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture 1985: Honorary degree, Art Association, Frankfurt, Germany 1986: Honorary President of the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association