Jerusalem
1969 · Charcoal on paper
27 5/8 x 39 1/2" (70.1 x 100.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Anna Ticho
Israeli, 1894
WA-00029760
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1957
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Anna Ticho was an Israeli painter and draftsman known for her delicate pencil drawings and watercolors of the Jerusalem landscape, particularly the hills and architectural forms surrounding the city. Born in Vienna in 1894, she immigrated to Palestine in 1924 and spent five decades documenting the topography and light of the region with meticulous precision. Her work, executed primarily in graphite and watercolor on paper, combines observational naturalism with a lyrical sensitivity to atmospheric conditions. Ticho's archive and residence in Jerusalem are preserved as a cultural institution.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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