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Still Life with Clock Paining

The work of art I chose was "Still Life with Clock" by Jose Gurvich.  The artwork is a painting, and it was created in 1959.  This painting, along with "Kibutz" are some of Gurvich's most popular paintings to date.

Jose Gurvich was born on January 5, 1927, in Lithuania, however he moved to Uruguay when he was very young.  He always showed a love for arts and began studying painting at the National School of Fine Arts in Montevideo.  Soon after this, he began producing art and it would eventually become recognized all around Uruguay.  In this painting, the materials used to make this work were oils and paint.  This work represents the era in which it was created because during this time (1959), things were a lot simpler back then.  There were no smartphones or personal electronics yet.  The painting is very simplistic and looks like something
that would've been made during older times.  Sadly,
Gurvich died in New York at the age of 47, however
his art lives on, and he has an extensive collection
located in Uruguay.

Photo of Jose Gurvich

It was really easy and convenient to navigate the virtual tour.  It was also easy choosing this particular artwork because it was really intriguing and caught my eye.  It was a little bit difficult to find information on Gurvich because there isn't a lot of information about him available.  I discussed the artwork with a friend and we both agreed that it's a complex painting even though  it doesn't look like it at first glance.

Works Cited

“Still Life with Clock - José Gurvich - Google Arts & Culture.” Google, Google, artsandculture.google.com/asset/still-life-with-clock-jos%C3%A9-gurvich/OQGo7mV5Re1OlA?hl=e.

“José Gurvich.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 4 Dec. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Gurvich.