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Lot Essay
This work is requested for the exhibition Old New Land: Abel Pann Paints the Bible, which will take place at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 9 Oct. 2003 - Feb. 2004.
Abel Pann was born as Abba Pfeffermann in Latvia in 1883. His father was a rabbi and Pann received a traditional Jewish education. He was encouraged by his father to study art and began his studies with Yehuda Penn, Chagall's legendary teacher. In 1903, Pann moved to Paris with his fellow artists Schulman and Alexander Altman. He resided in the artists' community of La Ruche and joined the Académie Julian. During this period, Pann painted historical and religious subjects as well as small-scale genre scenes. Self-portrait of 1909 is rare both in subject matter and in size.
In 1912, Boris Schatz came to see Pann in Paris. He invited him to teach at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. Pann, a Zionist, accepted and arrived in Eretz Israel in 1913. Pann acted as director of the Academy throughout that year. (Y. Zalmona, "Abel Pann in Jerusalem", in Abel Pann, Mayanot Gallery, Dec. 1987)
Abel Pann was born as Abba Pfeffermann in Latvia in 1883. His father was a rabbi and Pann received a traditional Jewish education. He was encouraged by his father to study art and began his studies with Yehuda Penn, Chagall's legendary teacher. In 1903, Pann moved to Paris with his fellow artists Schulman and Alexander Altman. He resided in the artists' community of La Ruche and joined the Académie Julian. During this period, Pann painted historical and religious subjects as well as small-scale genre scenes. Self-portrait of 1909 is rare both in subject matter and in size.
In 1912, Boris Schatz came to see Pann in Paris. He invited him to teach at the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. Pann, a Zionist, accepted and arrived in Eretz Israel in 1913. Pann acted as director of the Academy throughout that year. (Y. Zalmona, "Abel Pann in Jerusalem", in Abel Pann, Mayanot Gallery, Dec. 1987)