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At Kings Gallery Jerusalem, we are privileged to showcase Manot 2025, a magisterial oil-on-canvas by the esteemed Israeli artist Itzu Rimmer. Measuring 80 x 100 cm, this work represents a mature synthesis of Rimmer’s long-standing inquiry into the topography of the Land of Israel—a landscape that he treats not merely as a physical site, but as a vessel for collective memory and philosophical contemplation.
Minimalism and Color-Field Topography
Rimmer, an alumnus of both the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and Central St. Martins in London, brings a distinct modernist rigor to his compositions. In Manot 2025, the viewer is presented with a rural scene characterized by a harmonious tension between organic curves and geometric precision. The canvas is dominated by soft, undulating hills of varying green hues, which are bifurcated by a winding, ochre-toned path.
Colors
The artist utilizes a limited, yet sophisticated color palette. The interplay of cool teals and warm, earthen greens creates a sense of atmospheric depth without the need for traditional chiaroscuro. This “color-block” approach simplifies the landscape into its essential components, a technique that echoes Rimmer’s background in philosophy; by stripping away the superfluous, he invites the viewer to experience the essence of the location.
Central to the composition are the clusters of white, red-roofed houses—likely a reference to the Galilee moshav of Manot. These structures are rendered with a stark, almost monastic simplicity. Flanked by iconic Mediterranean cypresses, the architecture represents a human presence that is both integrated into and dwarfed by the surrounding nature.
Rimmer’s work often explores the “mythology of place.”
In Manot 2025, the absence of human figures creates a vacuum of silence, transforming the painting into a “mindscape.” It reflects a spiritual journey—a search for a personal relationship with the land and, by extension, the divine. The light, which seems to emanate from within the colors themselves, suggests a moment of dusk or dawn, a liminal space where the physical and the metaphysical meet.
Acquisition
The significance of Manot 2025 extends beyond its aesthetic brilliance. It is a vital record of the Israeli landscape through the lens of one of its most intellectually profound artists. Rimmer does not merely paint hills and houses; he paints the “buried past, ambiguous present, and imaginary future” of our land.
For the serious collector, the acquisition of this work is of paramount importance. As Itzu Rimmer continues to be recognized for his contribution to Israeli modernism—his works having been exhibited in major biennials and taught in leading academic institutions—Manot 2025 stands as a definitive example of his late style. To own this piece is to possess a fragment of the spiritual and cultural narrative of Israel.
We invite you to view Manot 2025 in person at Kings Gallery Jerusalem. Given the artist’s historical standing and the singular beauty of this composition, it remains a critical addition to any collection of fine Israeli art.
Our gallery
Kings Gallery is a leading fine art gallery established in Jerusalem in 1995. We strive to collect and sell the highest quality historic and contemporary Israeli and International art. The gallery specializes primarily in artists from the early period of the 1920’s. Besides, Kings Gallery features leading up-and-coming young artists who will definitely be prominent names in the next few years.
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