YEHOUDA CHAKI | new paintings

December 5 - December 26, 2019

Opening Reception: Thursday, December 5, 6-9pm


Nearing three decades of collaboration, Odon Wagner Gallery is excited to present the latest series of paintings by Yehouda Chaki.  The essence of Chaki’s work has been described as a collision of the outside world with the artist’s innermost visceral perceptions.  Although no element in his artworks can be traced to actual places and plants, he presents us with a believable reality yet entirely of his own making.  The essence of the painting is to be found in their execution.  Shapes are defined by forceful lines or clashes of colour, distance is conveyed by subtle shadings contrasting with brutal overlaps, light and mood proceed from chromatic interplays laced with telling brushwork.

There is an ongoing light and life in all of Chaki’s works, regardless of their theme, subject, or format, a light which obviously originates solely from inside him as it makes its spiraling way outward towards us. That light touches us and changes us permanently.
– Excerpt from catalogue essay written by Donald Brackett

We invite you to read more about Yehouda Chaki and his incredible story here.
The Long Grass 1857
60 x 48 inches / 152 x 122 cm
The Three Mountains 1909
38 x 80 inches / 97 x 203 cm
Window on a Landscape 1912
36 x 26 inches / 99 x 66 cm
Green & Blue 1911
30 x 38 inches / 76 x 97 cm
The Lake & the Ocean 1858
38 x 56 inches / 97 x 142 cm
Pink Window 1902
46 x 37 inches / 117 x 94 cm
A Tree on Red 1910
30 x 38 inches / 76 x 97 cm
Blue Shadows 1866
38 x 50 inches / 97 x 127 cm
Hills for a Film 1901
38 x 38 inches / 97 x 97 cm
Black Roots 1862
37 x 58 inches / 94 x 147 cm
Blue Window 1868
46 x 37 inches / 117 x 94 cm
Bouquet Grisâtre 1810-w
14 x 13 inches / 36 x 33 cm
Across the Lake 1859
37 x 58 inches / 94 x 147 cm
1915-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
1461-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
1872-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
1503-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
1461-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
Front Row Tree 1918-d
26 x 19.5 inches / 66 x 50 cm
The Carmel 1913-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
Fresh Air 1751-w
14 x 12 inches / 36 x 30 cm
Dark Mountain 1914-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
1917-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
Artist's Portrait 1916-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
Lips 1749-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
Small Flowers 1806-w
16 x 13 inches / 41 x 33 cm
Self-Portrait Study 1723-w
16 x 13 inches / 40 x 33 cm
Sky 1107
38 x 60 inches / 97 x 152 cm
Big Sky 1132
60 x 38 inches / 152 x 97 cm