GERSHON ISKOWITZ "PRIMARY UNITY" WATERCOLOR, 1977 Gerhard Richter Blur By the 60's he had

By the 60's he had established a modest reputation in Toronto and beyond

and the Centre Pompidou (Paris) to mention a few

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Gerard Richter is also the subject of a full-length documentary

GERSHON ISKOWITZ "PRIMARY UNITY" WATERCOLOR, 1977 Gerhard Richter Blur By the 60's he hadIt is somewhat hard to reconcile Gershon Iskowitz's (1921 1988) aesthetic with his personal history. Born to a religious family in Poland, Iskowitz was allowed to leave yeshiva (Jewish seminary) in order to study art, including a brief stint at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The outbreak of the second world war forced him to return to his hometown where shortly after he was conscripted to forced labor. In 1944 Iskowitz was transferred to