City–Shtetl
Issachar Ber Ryback · 1917
Why it's great
A shtetl, a small Jewish town in Eastern Europe, is painted with colorful, geometric shapes. Issachar Ber Ryback was a Ukrainian-born Jewish artist who blended folk art with modern painting. He wanted to keep the memory of Jewish village life alive. It's a bright, modern picture of a vanished world.
Where to see it
📍 National Art Museum of UkraineKyiv, Ukraine
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Issachar Ber Ryback was born in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, to a Jewish family. He studied art in Kyiv and was part of a group that tried to create a modern Jewish art. In 1926 he moved to Paris, where he stayed until his death in 1935. He painted and drew Jewish village life.
