A biomorphic modernist vintage 1950s handmade studio pottery abstract design tray/artwork by ceramicist Aviva Margalit of the Ein Hod colony in Israel. Ein Hod became an artists' colony in 1953. The driving spirit behind the project was Marcel Janco, an acclaimed Dada artist, who kept the village from being demolished by the security forces and convinced the government to let him build an artists' colony there instead. In 1957, in close proximity to one another, Itche Mambush and his wife Aviva Margalit opened pottery workshops in Ein Hod Artists Village, see my last photo for a short biography of the artist from the Information Center for Israeli Artists. Ten Ein Hod residents have won the Israel Prize, awarded annually on Israel Independence Day, including Genia Berger, one of the founders of the colony who won the prize in 1953, Zahara Schatz, for painting and sculpture in 1955, and Marcel Janco, for painting in 1967. According to Robert Nechin, who lives in the village, the artists working there today "are fully aware of the illustrious example of these great artists and scholars, who lived and are still living among them. This exceptional tray measures 12" across by 9.75" tall by 1.5" high at the rim. Signed at back as shown in the photos, "Margalit Ein-Hod Israel". Excellent vintage condition.
A biomorphic modernist ceramic platter/artwork by Aviva Margalit of the Ein Hod artist colony in Israel - measures 12" wide!
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