Jack Levine

Jack Levine was an American Social Realist painter and printmaker best known for his satires on modern life, political corruption, and biblical narratives. Following the death of his wife in the 1980s came an increased interest in Hebraism, and with it a proliferation of paintings with themes from the Old Testament.

On the death of his father in 1939, Levine's oeuvre turned away from the satirical, social-realist style for which he was becoming known. Paintings such as King David (1940) invoke Biblical and religious themes, and reflect on his Jewish heritage and upbringing.

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The images below by Levine are inspired by the Old Testament:

Although Levine's paintings seem to give off a traditional feel to them I feel that the images have a strong sense of character and emotion to them due to the distorted features and proportions of the figures.