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Chad
Gadya
This painting sparkles beyond the imagination. Certainly
one of the artist's best paintings on a Jewish theme. ”CHAD
GADYA” is a Genuine Signed & Dated Ari Roussimoff Oil on
Canvas Painting, measuring a large sized 30 x 30 inches. Begun
in the year 1970, Roussimoff completed this gem in 2003. The
70's was a period in which the artist was experimenting with
the use of heavy impasto, a surface that is richly textured.
This effect is achieved by the repeated layering upon layer of
paint, thereby making the painting appear amazingly three
dimensional. With its array of Expressionistic and radiantly
glowing colours, this Poignant Artistic Portrayal of the
legendary Passover Parable Comes to Life Before One’s Very Own
Eyes! It must be noted that paintings depicting this
particular theme are EXTREMELY RARE. This lively Roussimoff
work offers a captivating fairytale-like interpretation of the
ancient holiday parable, which the artist has set in a pre-war
Shtetl (small Jewish town in Eastern Europe) with its array of
small Russian wooden homes. In the lower left portion of the
canvas, the artist shows us a Passover Seder with a majestic
old Synagogue building in the distance. Note that on the
table, there is the glass of wine prepared for the great
Prophet Elijah. There is so much in the way of absolute joy
and love of life to be seen here. The "Old World" comes to
life in this most magical of artistic renderings.
Here, one can acquire a genuine Judaica theme, painted by
a true world class artist! The collectors of Roussimoff
paintings cross over all boundaries of nationality, religion
and country. His paintings of Jewish and Russian themes grace
the walls of fine art collections the world over. This is a
Really Great Opportunity to bid on and own this Significant
and Original Ari Roussimoff Oil Painting. Art critic Will
Grant writes in ArtSpeak Magazine, "Ari Roussimoff...depicts
in high color and folk with intellectual art, the passionate
life and people in small Jewish villages in Russia. There is
great richness here, a heritage only begun to be revealed by
Marc Chagall and to be better understood by seeing also the
many oils (by Roussimoff) at Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts
Gallery...".
The text of "CHAD GADYA, CHAD GADYA" (One Kid, One Kid)
(slightly abridged)
"My father bought for two zuzim One Kid, One Kid"... "Then
came the Cat and ate the Kid my father bought for two
zuzim"... "Then came the Dog and bit the Cat, that ate the
Kid, my father bought for two zuzim"... "Then came the Stick
and beat the Dog, that bit the Cat, that ate the Kid, my
father bought for two zuzim"... "Then came the Fire that
burned the Stick, that beat the Dog, that bit the Cat, that
ate the Kid, my father bought for two zuzim"... "Then came the
Water that put out the Fire, that burned the Stick, that beat
the Dog, that bit the Cat, that ate the Kid, my father bought
for two zuzim"... "Then came the Ox that drank the Water, that
put out the Fire, that burned the Stick, that beat the Dog,
that bit the Cat, that ate the Kid, my father bought for two
zuzim"... "Then along came the Ritual-Slaughterer, that slew
the Ox, that drank the Water, that put out the Fire, that
burned the Stick, that beat the Dog, that bit the Cat, that
ate the Kid, my father bought for two zuzim"... "Then came the
Angel of Death, and killed the Ritual-Slaughterer, that slew
the Ox, that drank the Water that put out the Fire, that
burned the Stick, that beat the Dog, that bit the Cat that ate
the Kid, my father bought for two zuzim"... "Then came the
Holy One, Blessed be G-d, and destroyed the Angel of Death,
that killed the Ritual-Slaughterer, that slew the Ox, that
drank the Water, that put out the Fire, that burned the Stick,
that beat the Dog, that bit the Cat, that ate the Kid, my
father bought for two zuzim. Chad Gadya, Chad Gadya."
This Masterful Painting, rendered in strongly
expressionistic colours, is an evocation of Love and Spiritual
Morality, themes that are very dear to the artist's heart. |
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"CHAD GADYA"
Oil on Canvas by Ari Roussimoff
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