paintings ~ nature / still life
“In all his work a profound human feeling remains. Sea and sky, even sheaves of wheat acquire in Ben-Zion’s paintings a monolithic beauty and simplicity which delineates the transient as a reflection of the eternal. This sensitive inter-mingling of the physical and metaphysical, a condition ubiquitously present in nature—is one of the most endearing features of Ben-Zion’s works.”
~ Stephen Kayser, from Jewish Museum catalogue, “Biblical Paintings, 1952”
"Wheatfield", Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 1960
"Wheatfield with Poppies and Corn Flowers", Oil on Canvas, 20 x 30 inches, 1968
"Grassy Meadow", Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 1967
"Thistle in a Meadow", Oil on Canvas, 36 x 48 inches, 1975.
“Iowa Spring Landscape”, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 1960
"Canyon Landscape", Oil on Board, 12 1/2 x 26 inches, 1977.
“At the Edge of the Field”, Oil on Canvas, 42 x 48 inches, 1978
“The Pink Orchard”, 30 x 40 inches, Oil on Canvas, 1945
“Desert”, Oil on Canvas, 20 x 40 inches, 1975
"Earth", Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 1965
"Wheat in a Pitcher", Oil on Canvas, 30 x 26 inches, 1965
"Thistles", Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 1960
"Poppies", Oil on Canvas, 40 x 30 inches, 1955
"Field Flowers", Oil on Canvas, 36 x 24 inches, 1957
"Wheat in a Black Pitcher", Oil on Canvas, 51 x 10 inches, 1968
"White Pitcher and Green Apples", Oil on Board, 11 x 9 1/2 inches, 1937
"Daisies in a Pitcher", Oil on Breadboard, 24 x 18 inches, 1967
"Two Bottles Playing Theatre", Oil on Canvas, 9 x 11 inches, 1935
"Setting Sun", Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 inches, 1934