Jacob Pins
Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings.
Biography
Jacob Pins was born in
Pins first lived on a kibbutz, which was disbanded in 1941. He moved to
Pins was married to Elsa, the subject of a number of his prints. They had no children.
Pins bought his first Oriental print in 1945, and acquired a house on Ethiopia Street, opposite the Ethiopian church, where he lived for the rest of his life. He continued collecting until his death and was one of Israel's foremost art collectors. His book on Japanese
Pins died in Jerusalem in December 2005.
Art career
Pins' artwork was heavily influenced by
In the 1950s, Pins helped to found the Jerusalem Artists' House, a centre for the city's artists to meet and exhibit.[3]
Legacy
Pins' extensive collection of Japanese woodprints, paintings and sculptures was left to the
Exhibitions
Jacob Pins: Woodcuts: Herzliya Museum of Art, December 92 – January 93
Published works
- Jacob Pins Woodcuts. Exhibition catalog, Boston, Boston Public Library, 1953. Paperback, 15 pp with six black and white woodcuts.
- Master woodcuts by Jacob Pins. Oblong octavo, staples paper covers, 12pp., b/w illustrations. Introduction by Ruth Eis. A short catalog of the exhibition, May 5 – June 30, 1974, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California, 1974
- The Japanese Pillar Print, Hashira-e London Robert G Sawers Publishing, 1982, 389 pages, 14 pages in color and 1039/XXV11 illustrations in black and white.
- The Pins Collection: Chinese and Japanese paintings and prints. Israel Museum, Israel, 1980
- The Jacob Pins Collection of Japanese Prints, Paintings and Sculptures. Israel Museum (Jerusalem) 1994 (ISBN 9652781614).
See also
References
- ^ "Obituary: Jacob Pins | World news". The Guardian. 17 December 2005. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
Jacob Pins:Pioneering Israeli artist and collector snubbed by local cliques because of his German background
- ^ "Rudolph Pins Obituary - Borthwick Mortuary | Honolulu HI". obits.dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ "German Expressions in Galilee - Jerusalem Report - Jerusalem Post". jpost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-31.