Aviva Uri

Was born in France in 1922. She took up painting as early as in her adolescence, an activity which her father did not encourage. Despite of that fact, her first art lessons, taught by Moshe Castel, were held in 1943. The two were romantically involved, which ended up being the reason for her termination of her lessons with him. In 1944 she began studying art again, this time with the painter David Hendler who, remained her spouse for the rest of her life. At the beginning of her career, in the 1950s, Uri's drawings were based on landscapes, portraits and sceneries, but even then they were only a basis of her paintings. In the late 1950s, the themes in Uri's paintings changed from figurative to more abstract, while still maintaining a strong formative vibe. The elements in her paintings appear as one layer on top of another, concealing each other. A motif that appears in every stage of Uri's creation is the rectangle. In many of the works, the rectangles refer to "hidden graves" or to "surviving tanks." For Uri, the death in creation and the creation in death are ever more common opposites. Her work revolves around precise compositions which she drew in expressive and complex lines. The lines in her works express strong emotions and agitation, and all the while she remains in full control of line and composition. From the beginning of her career until the late 1960s, most of her paintings were based solely on black and white colors. The black color in her chalk drawings is broad, thick and dark. Toward the end of the 1960s, Uri began using more and more colors influenced by pop art, including the use of oil and acrylic paints on canvas, but continued to work with paper as her main medium. Even when she did use colors, the black chalk would still be the basis in her painting. Aviva Uri was an Israeli painter who was best known for her drawings. The public strongly remembers her as a mysterious figure and one of the most influential creators in the Israeli art world.

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal and Pastel on Paper, 50X70…

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$1,800 - $2,500

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, Marker, charcoal, and gouache on paper,…

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$4,000 - $6,000

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1966-67, Pencil and colored chalks on…

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal and chalk on paper, 70x50…

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3000

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1966, Collage and mixed media on…

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4200

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Aviva Uri
The Last Supper, 1970, Oil and spray…

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9500

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1968, Oil on canvas, 100x73 cm.…

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11000

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal and panda on paper,  47x67…

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3000

Lot : 188

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Markers on paper, 75x55 cm. Signed.

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2400

Lot : 118

Aviva Uri
The End, Oil on canvas, 130x130 cm.…

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22000

Lot : 171

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal on paper, 54X77 cm. Signed.

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4200

Lot : 172

Aviva Uri
Foothills of Carmel, Panda and charcoal on…

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2600

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, Panda and colored chalks on paper,…

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3600

Lot : 124

Aviva Uri
Bird Requiem, 1975, Panda and pencil on…

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4400

Lot : 125

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Oil and marker on canvas, 80X100…

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8500

Lot : 161

Aviva Uri
9 works framed together, Charcoal on paper,…

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3000

Lot : 162

Aviva Uri
Landscape, 1955, Graphite on paper, 49X35 cm.…

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2400

Lot : 163

Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1979, Charcoal and colored chalks on…

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$3,500 - $5,000

Lot : 11

Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1975, panda and marker on paper,…

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1400

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, charcoal and chalks on paper, 60X50…

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6500

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, charcoal on paper, 54X49 cm. Signed.

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$1,500 - $2,000

Lot : 17

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בתים, פחם ודיו על נייר, 35X34 ס"מ,…

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1700

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Aviva Uri
Houses, charcoal and ink on paper, 35X34…

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1700

Lot : 506

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal and colored pencils on paper,…

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1600

Lot : 135

Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1976, Charcoal on paper, 70X80 cm.…

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5000

Lot : 136

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Panda, collage and chalk on paper,…

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3600

Lot : 137

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Panda, charcoal, colored chalks and collage…

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8000

Lot : 233

Aviva Uri
Untitled, 1984,Mixed media on paper, 77X56 cm.Signed…

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2600

Lot : 234

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal on paper, 80X70 cm. Signed.

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2600

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Aviva Uri
Untitled, silkscreen print on paper, 75X57 cm.…

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$400 - $600

Lot : 539

Aviva Uri
Houses, Charcoal and ink on paper, 35X34…

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1700

Lot : 173

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Panda on paper, 70X54 cm. Signed.…

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3400

Lot : 174

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Charcoal on paper, 47X55 cm. Signed…

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2800

Lot : 175

Aviva Uri
Untitled, Oil and spray on canvas, 60X80…

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4000

Lot : 89

Aviva Uri
Haifa, 1988, Oil pastel on paper, 152X102…

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$6,000 - $9,000

Lot : 90

Aviva Uri
Still Life, Oil and marker on canvas,…

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5000

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