Auction 80 Part 2 Art from the Collection of Rami Cohen
Jun 30, 2021
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel

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LOT 358:

Jacques Mory-Katmor (1938-2001) – Untitled, 1973 – Oil on Canvas

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Jacques Mory-Katmor (1938-2001) – Untitled, 1973 – Oil on Canvas

Jacques Mory-Katmor (1938-2001), Untitled, 1973.
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated on back.
41X33 cm. Good-fair condition. Blemishes.
Jacques Mory-Katmor (1938–2001), native of Egypt. Painter, artist, cinema director and member of the Israeli Bohemian art scene. Studied art at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris and at a number of different institutions in Switzerland. Immigrated to Israel in 1960. Attracted a core following of artists, creative minds, and intellectuals known as "Ha-Ayin HaShlishit" ("The Third Eye"). Together, the group produced artistic installations and experimental films. It disbanded around the time of the Yom Kippur War, in late 1973. Katmor himself was active as a photographer, sketch artist, painter, and film director, working at times under the influence of mind-altering drugs – an influence often discernible in his output. After spending many years in Europe, he returned to Israel in 1991.
Provenance: The Rami Cohen Collection.


Art collector Rami Cohen (1941-2018), native of Poland, immigrated to Israel with his family in 1948. Educated in Moshav Nahalal, he began painting already in his youth. Served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces' standing army, and was decorated for the act of evacuating wounded soldiers under fire. Cohen was injured his right hand in the course of his army service, the injury leaving him disabled and unable to pursue his dream of becoming an artist. Nevertheless, he never lost his love for art, and the adversity he experienced simply led him to change direction from artist to art collector, and to devote much of his strength and wealth toward assembling his collection, leading him to become a passionately involved participant and a dominant influence in a number of different artistic circles. He organized and curated various art exhibitions, including, for example, "Nation Builds Land: Israeli History as Mirrored through Art" (1988) at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art. His collection includes portraits by Yehezkel Streichman and Menashe Kadishman who personally presented them to him as gifts, as a token of their friendship. He similarly established close friendships with many other artists. Ensuring that Israeli art command the respect it deserved was high among his lifelong list of priorities, as was the challenge of enabling artists to thrive and prosper; to that end, he lent his personal assistance to artists seeking to advance their professional careers. He took a special interest in artists such as Michail Grobman, Shmuel Ackerman, and others arriving in Israel from the former Soviet Union, and helped bring them into the public spotlight. Initiated and edited the online database entitled "Omanut Israel" (or "Art 23,") which included articles and media reviews in addition to a great deal of professional material relating to the Israeli art scene, being utilized by professional and government bodies. His collection is multi-faceted and richly diverse, consisting of artworks by both Israeli and non-Israeli artists, representing a broad spectrum of artistic styles, schools, and trends – a collection that reflects significant and fascinating developments in the field of Israeli art over a period of several decades, all from the point of view of a true lover of art.


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