The Day of Atonement
After leaving the Slade, Kramer strove to achieve a spiritual quality in his art without jettisoning his modernist credentials, perhaps driven by a postwar mood of disillusionment. In 1918 a design for a woodcut, entitled The Day of Atonement, appeared in the sole issue of the literary review New Paths, co-edited by Michael Sadleir, son of his patron. Here the procession was simplified to six angular figures; those at the front tilting their mask-like features upwards in poses that anticipate the painting. The text described Kramer as: ‘far more essentially Hebraic in his outlook than Gertler, whose Jewish extraction seems over emphasised. Kramer is a grim bitter realist […] Kramer obtains the effect of Primitivism through a ruthless elimination of all that is unessential’.
Jacob Kramer (1892 – 1962)
Discover Jacob Kramer (1892-1962), a Russian-born painter who made his mark in England. Known for expressive color, brushwork & spiritual themes in landscapes, portraits & still lifes. Works held at Tate & National Portrait Gallery.
O ovom umetničkom delu
- Naslov: The Day of Atonement
- Umetnik: Jacob Kramer
- Format: Landscape
- Status autorskih prava: Zaštićeno autorskim pravima
- Mesto izlaganja: Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
- Paleta boja: Earthy
- Intenzitet boje: Balanced
