Jona Mach

Jona Mach

(b. 1917 Breslau, Germany – immigrated to Jerusalem 1935 – lives in Israel)

Townscape, 1936 Lithograph 9.5 x 34.7 cm Signed (lower left) ‘Jona Mach’ Ben Uri Collection

Townscape is both expressionistic and realistic, foregrounding Jerusalem’s urban landscape. Born in Breslau, Germany in 1917, Mach studied painting in Italy and France, immigrating to Israel in 1935 with the refugee organisation Youth Aliyah and settling on the kibbutz Maoz Haim. Mach also studied in Jerusalem under Jacob Steinhardt in 1940, before moving to the city in 1951. A celebrated teacher, he has held posts at the Hebrew University and the Ministry of Education. He is also a founder of the Jerusalem Artists’ House and co-founder of the Kibbutz Artists’ Association.