The Argument

Ivan Schwebel

1984

Painting depicting a man wearing suit and woman in evening gown in urban setting, with woman leaning against a low wall facing viewer and man standing in foreground with one arm resting on wall as he looks down the street away from the woman.
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Ivan Schwebel

1932–2011

Painter Ivan Schwebel was born in West Virginia and spent his childhood in Georgia and the Bronx. Army service during the Korean War brought him to Japan, where he painted under the tutelage of Zen master-painter Kimura Kyoen. Schwebel moved to Israel in 1963. His paintings often depict biblical figures, such as King David and Job, in modern urban settings. His work has been the subject of exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Israel Museum, and venues in Israel and abroad.

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