Hi Everyone! If you’ve taken a look at our Instagram recently, you’ll see that we’ve featured a whole host of different media, everything from gouache to ink to oils. Materials and medium not only effect the process of making a painting, but also what message an artist tries to convey with their work. When most of us think of “fine …
A Brief History of Chabad
Hi Everyone! This week, I thought we’d dive into a bit of a lesson of the past: the history behind Chabad as we know it. While in high school, I never really had the chance to learn about Chabad- I only knew it was the organization that set up Chabad “houses” all over the globe, creating places and a network …
How is the Jewish Art market doing during Covid-19?
by Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery People are asking, how is the Jewish art market doing during Covid-19? So far, there are no fire sales. We sold top shelf art during the crisis. The deals seem to be happening at the off brand artiat space. The top shelf artists, are traditionally owned by wealthy people. Who can ride a …
What’s trending in Jewish Art today?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery What’s trending in the jewish art world today? The young jewish buyers aren’t buying the art their parents had in their living rooms. Contemporary jewish art is booming. People want strong playful colors and happy subjects. A friend once said, ” The orthodox Jewish market is usually ten years late on trends” Because …
Why buy an original painting?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery Why you should buy original paintings? When you buy original paintings, you are really just borrowing it. Because, if you buy well, you can sell it for the price you bought it or if you are lucky, much more. When you buy a print, it’s very decorative and inexpensive, but like new car, …
Rebbes perspective on a Jewish Artist
Interview of Chassidic artist Michoel Muchnik, by JEM Media As a young adult pursuing an art degree at the Rhode Island School of Design, I got caught up in the culture of the Sixties. It was not until I dropped out of school and got introduced to Chabad that things started to change for me. This happened in 1972 when …
Who are the most expensive Jewish artists today?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery Who are the most expensive jewish artists today, who paint Jewish Art? Yesterday, a person passed my shop and commented that Jewish art has no value. So I was inspired to make a list of the most expensive jewish artists today. 1.) Isadore Kaufman, have sold on Sotheby’s for over 500,000. 2.) Reuven …
What is the best way to invest ten thousand dollars in Jewish art?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery What is the best way to invest ten thousand dollars in Jewish art today? People frequently ask, where to invest their art money for the long term. As art hit the ten top best investments of 2018, in the Wall Street Journal , people are realizing the asset, as a great place to …
Who are the up and coming Jewish artists?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery Who are the up and coming Jewish artists today? I am not a prophet. But here is a list of artists that are currently trending, and relatively affordable. I think they are a great investments, based on market prices. 1.) Zvi Raphaeli 2.) Menashe Kadishman 3.) Zvi Malnivotzer (not so affordable, but great …
Does a Jewish art print have any value on the secondary market?
By Moshe Frank, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery Does a Jewish art print have any value? The simple answer is no. Unless you classify Chagal as Jewish art. We did a house call yesterday. The seller had five signed framed lithographs for sale. I offered her ten dollars each. She said I was low balling her. I then called five other …