Yochanan Simon

1976 - 1905

Yochanan Simon is a German-born painter who became particularly identified with the kibbutz movement and with socialist realism. Simon was born in 1905 and in 1936 immigrated to Israel and settled in Kibbutz Gan Shmuel, where he found himself engaged in various works, but hardly painted. At the same time, his great talent did not go unnoticed by the captains of the "National Kibbutz" and they recruited him in favor of glorifying the kibbutz movement through art. He painted posters full of pathos for the "Shomer Hatzair", paintings that present the kibbutz life as successful and in particular family scenes that combine happiness and intimacy, as well as works that glorify the value of work and the beauty of the land (in a time period defined as the "brown period"). Thus Simon was chosen to paint the official poster of the first Israeli Independence Day as well as a poster for May 1, 1950. In 1953 Simon made another significant turning point, both in terms of lifestyle and artistic style - he separated from his first wife, moved to Tel Aviv, and began painting in his studio (located in Sderot Rothschild 125, a very short distance from the house of another famous painter, Yosl Bergner) in a completely different style from the one that characterized him in the kibbutz. His works during this period became modern, abstract, very colorful and full of optimism - mainly influenced by his journey to South America. Towards the end of his life he even moved to surrealist paintings, in the style of Juan Miró. Simon is also known for his oversized murals to which he was exposed during his travels to New York and Italy. In 1950, he created a number of murals in universities, factories and public buildings, and even on ships of the Zim company. On his travels to South America he also created well-known murals in Brazil and Argentina.

 

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Lot : 95

Yochanan Simon
Brazilian Landscape, tapestry, 162X130 cm.

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$1,000 - $1,500

Lot : 50

Yochanan Simon
Scenes from the Kibbutz, ink on paper,…

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$500 - $800

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Yochanan Simon
Metamorphose Printamer, 1974, oil on canvas, 27X35…

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3000

Lot : 100

Yochanan Simon
Brazilian Landscape, tapestry, 162X130 cm. Signed Yochanan…

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2200

Lot : 1

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Turmoil of Desires, 1975, שמן על בד,…

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4000

Lot : 1

Yochanan Simon
Turmoil of Desires, 1975, oil on canvas,…

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4000

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Yochanan Simon
Fantastic View, 1962, Oil on canvas, 37.5X45…

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6500

Lot : 23

Yochanan Simon
Vegetation, 1970, Oil on canvas laid down…

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3600

Lot : 24

Yochanan Simon
Landscape, 1962, Oil on canvas, 90X130 cm.…

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24000

Lot : 42

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, 1947, Oil on…

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19000

Lot : 43

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, Oil on canvas,…

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13500

Lot : 59

Yochanan Simon
In the Kibbutz, 1963, Oil on canvas…

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$8,000 - $12,000

Lot : 5

Yochanan Simon
La Fleur Perdue, 1975, oil on canvas,…

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3200

Lot : 25

Yochanan Simon
Landscape, 1954, ink on paper, 30X20 cm.…

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300

Lot : 472

Yochanan Simon
Vegetation Fighting, 1970, Oil on canvas, 16X21…

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1600

Lot : 573

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the kibbutz, Charcoal on paper,…

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550

Lot : 590

Yochanan Simon
A Figure Lying Down,Ink on paper, 20X28…

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320

Lot : 37

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, 1947, Oil on…

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85000

Lot : 64

Yochanan Simon
A Family in a Kibbutz, 1953, Oil…

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32000

Lot : 65

Yochanan Simon
Rest in the Kibbutz, Oil on canvas,…

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20000

Lot : 85

Yochanan Simon
The Chattering Tree, 1965, Oil on canvas,…

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6500

Lot : 86

Yochanan Simon
Primeval Vegetation, 1970, Oil on canvas, 33X41…

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6000

Lot : 87

Yochanan Simon
Kibbutz, 1941, Oil on canvas, 32X49.5 cm.…

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9000

Lot : 88

Yochanan Simon
Paysage Capricieux, 1970, Oil on canvas laid…

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6000

Lot : 34

Yochanan Simon
Nighly Approachment, 1973, Oil on canvas, 19X22…

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2200

Lot : 35

Yochanan Simon
Domination Vegetale, 1974, Oil on canvas, 27X35…

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2400

Lot : 36

Yochanan Simon
Landscape, 1962, Oil on canvas, 36X46 cm.…

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$4,000 - $6,000

Lot : 37

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, 1947, Oil on…

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15000

Lot : 566

Yochanan Simon
Houses, Watercolor on paper, 16x22 cm. Signed.

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800

Lot : 1

Yochanan Simon
Desert Landscape, 1959, gouache on paper, 34X49…

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6500

Lot : 34

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, Oil on canvas,…

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13000

Lot : 35

Yochanan Simon
Figures in the Kibbutz, Oil on canvas,…

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14000

Lot : 36

Yochanan Simon
Woman by the Window, Oil on canvas,…

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3200

Lot : 74

Yochanan Simon
Mother and Son in the Kibbutz, Oil…

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17000

Lot : 75

Yochanan Simon
Family in the Kibbutz, 1942, Oil on…

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36000

Lot : 97

Yochanan Simon
Still Life and Window in the Kibbutz,…

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4200

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