William Weintraub, American born is known for his superb rendition ofportraits of Israeli presidents, and Israeli people. He graduated from Maryland Institute of Art, and studied under the reknowned teacher Jacques Maroger.

In 1944 he volunteeered in the US Merchant Marines and continued to paint subjects from his trips to Europe and the Mediterranean. Weintrabu arrived in Palestine in 1948 and fought the War of Independence, after a brief internment in Cyprus. Following a stint in the Israeli Merchant Navy he settled in Tel-Aviv in 1955 where he gave all his time to painting.

Weintraub has had many successful one-man shows and participated in group exhibitions all over the world including New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery. His paintings are also in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

Price $12,000

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Israeli, by Y. Vertisch, signed and marked 925 on reverse

Composed of four lobe-shaped Roman multi-coloured glass pendants set in silver rope twist borders, with one larger central heart shaped pendant, with matching semi-circular Roman glass clip earrings

About Roman Glass :  Roman citizens used more glass than any other civilization.  Initially available only to the most wealthy, the development of glass blowing allowed glassware to become commonplace for everyone. Table vessels that held essentials like olive oil were used in many households. The Romans had a glass making factory in Eretz, Israel during the rule of Herod.

Israel was one of the few places in the world where the climate is beneficial to the preservation of the beautiful glass fragments. Thousands of  years of contact with the minerals in Israeli soil results in the rainbow patina deposited on the surface of the glass. Through oxidation, the patina developed these beautiful shades of blues and greens.

necklace 22″ long, earrings 1 1/2″ long

Price
$4,000