Description: A SPIRITUAL ARTWORK BY INTERNATIONAL ARTIST! At MoMA The Museum of Modern Art in New York, October 2023. The artist Ari Roussimoff is speaking about his paintings via special slide presentation, explaining their relationship to his Surreal 1990 Art-Film which MoMA presented that evening and which played at the Museum for the entire week. MoMA will also be preserving the film. YOU CAN READ THE ARTIST’S BIOGRAPHY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD! BE SURE TO READ THE ARTIST’S UPDATED BIOGRAPHY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD! Presenting a Highly Inspirational, Beautiful and Most Expressive Original Signed and Dated Painting Dedicated to the Holy Jewish Sabbath Holiday as Celebrated in a Typical Eastern European Shtetl Town. A Colorful and Uniquely Symbolic Religious Judaica Artwork Painted by World Famous Russian-European Painter and Film Director Ari Roussimoff ”SABBATH CANDLES” A STRIKING SYMBOLIC COMPOSITION JEWISH MOTHER, EMBODIMENT OF HOME BEAUTIFUL EVOCATION OF THE HOLIDAY JEWS ENTER THE SYNAGOGUE FOR PRAYERS A RABBI HOLDS THE TORAH TO HIS HEART PIOUS MEN AND WOMEN SHOW DEVOTION CHILDREN, ELDERS, SCHOLARS, COMMUNITY BEAUTIFUL SPIRITUAL RELIGIOUS ART ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE OLD COUNTRY JEWISH LIFE IN OLD SHTETL TOWNS OF UKRAINE, RUSSIA, POLAND etc. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE ARTIST "SABBATH CANDLES" 2022 Acrylic on Canvas-Panel 14 x 11 inches Presenting “Sabbath Candles”, a Highly Inspirational Original Signed and Dated 2022 Judaica Painting by International Artist Ari Roussimoff. It measures 14 x 11 inches. This is a marvelous, beautifully colorful and most expressive symbolic composition dedicated to the Jewish Sabbath holiday. At center is the figure of a Jewish mother who has just finished reciting the Sabbath prayers over the candles. She is surrounded by scenes from Eastern European Shtetl towns where Jews are seen both while praying and also gathering in front of the Synagogue to attend services. In this artwork, the artist stresses the importance of community and the mother as being the embodiment of home. Roussimoff’s Russian, Ukrainian, Eastern European, Jewish and also other fantasy themed artworks are cherished by collectors throughout the world. Title: “Sabbath Candles”. Date of creation: 2022. Medium: Acrylic on Canvas-Panel. Size: 14 x 11 inches. Buyer will receive a certificate of authenticity. A wonderful addition to any quality collection of fine art or Judaica. FREE SHIPPING in USA. Payment is expected within 5 days of auction close. International bidders should first contact us to find out about exact charges and conditions. Thank You. Here is a Great Opportunity to bid on and own this Colorful Original Painting by World-Class Artist Ari Roussimoff. Paintings by Roussimoff are being purchased by art collectors the world over. Works such as this one bring joy to any home. "SABBATH CANDLES" 2022 Acrylic on Canvas-Panel 14 x 11 inches Photo Gallery (below) Here is a small selection of photos showing Roussimoff's paintings being displayed in prestigious art galleries and museums. (below) Magazine & newspaper articles and announcements for Roussimoff exhibits in different languages (below) Roussimoff's live appearances. 1. Lecturing to university students. 2. Featured on MTV. 3. Amusing a sell-out crowd in New York's famed Disco club, The "Limelight". Ari Roussimoff at Caesars Atlantic City, standing beside the poster he made for the International Film and Music Festival in Atlantic City. Roussimoff's original paintings were on display at Caesars and his critically acclaimed film "Freaks Uncensord! A Human Sideshow" was featured at the festival. ABOUT ARI ROUSSIMOFF Ari Roussimoff, a critically acclaimed painter and film director, has been called one of the most prolific and creative artists of his generation. His paintings of Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish, symbolic and Masonic themes have earned him much acclaim and they have been shown in over 100 exhibitions worldwide. In the year 2021 the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York acquired Roussimoff's surreal art film "SHADOWS IN THE CITY" (1991) for their permanent collection and are also having the movie preserved as a part of both film and art history. Roussimoff's art exhibitions include at the Eduard Nakhamkin Fine Arts Galleries, M.L. International Gallery of Fine Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, A & J Galleries, The Bucharest Museum , The Nicholas Roerich Museum, Chancellor Robert R. Livingston Masonic Library and Museum, The Peter Fingesten Gallery-Pace University, Arma Galleries, Galerie Ehmer, Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery-Frostburg State University, The Theodor Herzel Institute Art Gallery, Masonic Hall-Grand Lodge of New York, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Weintraub Gallery, Anthology Film Archives, Ingber Gallery, Caesars Atlantic City, Hudson Guild Art Gallery, Galerie Chemnitzer, Guyther Gallery, YM-YWHA, Art Gallery of the Educational Alliance, Galerie Fischer, Ukraine Club Art Gallery and many others. Among the many who have lauded Ari Roussimoff's paintings were the modern art masters Marc Chagall and Oskar Kokoschka. And as a teenager, he was invited to lunch with Salvador Dali and his wife Gala. For some years now, Ari Roussimoff has also been active as a director of motion pictures. His first full-length feature film done in 1991 was the critically acclaimed surrealist horror art movie, “SHADOWS IN THE CITY”. Roussimoff won the Phantom of the Movies’ award for Best Documentary of 1999 for his incredible film, “FREAKS UNCENSORED” (directed by Roussimoff, screenplay by Vivian Forlander). Considered by critics and audiences alike as the best ever documentary about Circus Sideshow Performers, “FREAKS UNCENSORED” was listed by the esteemed Facets Movie Lovers Video Guide as one of THE 100 BEST DOCUMENTARY MOVIES OF ALL TIME! Roussimoff’s colorful life also includes creating sets for a Broadway show, costume design, performance art, hosting a three-part television music program on MTV and appearing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in a non-singing acting role. A colorful speaker, the artist has given many talks on his work (and still does). Roussimoff has lectured at colleges, universities, cultural institutions, and various functions in both Europe and America. He has perfectly meshed his life as a painter and as a filmmaker in a way that has not been done before. A world traveler, Roussimoff has lived and worked in Zurich, Amsterdam, New York, Los Angeles, Munich, Miami Beach and San Diego, among other places. Roussimoff works at painting all the time and considers each picture an adventure. .
Price: 2500 USD
Location: Roussimoff World
End Time: 2025-01-26T00:35:13.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Handmade: Yes
Artist: Ari Roussimoff
Production Technique: Acrylic Painting
Style: Realism, Impressionism, Expressionism, Folk, Russian Art, Jewish Art, Cubism, Fantasy, Surrealism
Item Height: 14 inches
Item Width: 11 inches
Material: Canvas-Panel, Oil
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Type: Painting
Title: Sabbath Candles
Features: Signed
Subject: Ukraine, Poland, East Europe, Yiddish, Religion, Shtetl, Jewish Town, Synagogue, Russia, Hasidim, Chassidim, Hassidic, Hasidism, Prayer Service, Praying, Jewish Culture, Religious, Religion,, Spiritual, Spirituality, Profound, Rabbi, Rebbe, Rabonim, Rabinate, Mysticism, Devout, Sabbath, Shabbos, Shabbat Shalom, Shtreimel, Spodik, Holy Torah, Talleisim, Talles, Shabbat Shalom, Guten Shabbos, Judaica
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Culture: Jewish, East European, Ukraine, Poland
Item Length: 11 inches
Signed: Yes
Signed By: Ari Roussimoff
Year of Production: 2022
COA Issued By: Artist
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Painting Surface: Canvas-Panel
Date of Creation: 2000-Now
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed?: Signed
