Domed Arab House in the Galilee
This striking watercolor masterfully captures the timeless, poetic spirit of the Galilee landscape. With fluid, expressive brushstrokes, Heilbut depicts a traditional domed Arab house integrated into the rolling terrain, framed by native trees and classic stone terraces. A vibrant yet soft color palette breathes life into the scene, contrasting warm, earthy desert tones in the foreground with the cool, atmospheric blues of the majestic mountains rising behind. Infused with light, movement, and a deep serenity, this artwork is a beautiful, evocative acquisition celebrating regional heritage and Israeli landscape art.
Heilbut Avraham
Avraham Heilbut was born in Germany and came on Aliya with his parents in 1938, exactly one year before the outbreak of WWII. He was a resident of Haifa all his life here, married to Doris and father of two sons. He attended art lessons even before his military service during the War of Independence. He served in the Israeli army until discharge from reserve duty. Avraham studied painting with the best painters of Haifa of that time, Avraham Yaskiel, Menachem Shemi and Zvi Meirovitch. Yaskiel and Shemi had a major influence on his style, just as painters of the impressionist period. In some of his paintings a real influence of artists like Van Gogh and Manet can be noted. He used to draw sketches on trips in Israel and abroad which gave him inspiration to paint them later in oil or water colors. He made a living teaching art in schools in Haifa and surroundings. Many of his students owe their relationship to art to his lessons. He was a member of the Haifa Painters and Sculptors Association and participated in many group exhibitions. He never stopped painting till his last days.
Avraham Heilbut was born in Germany and came on Aliya with his parents in 1938, exactly one year before the outbreak of WWII. He was a resident of Haifa all his life here, married to Doris and father of two sons. He attended art lessons even before his military service during the War of Independence. He served in the Israeli army until discharge from reserve duty. Avraham studied painting with the best painters of Haifa of that time, Avraham Yaskiel, Menachem Shemi and Zvi Meirovitch. Yaskiel and Shemi had a major influence on his style, just as painters of the impressionist period. In some of his paintings a real influence of artists like Van Gogh and Manet can be noted. He used to draw sketches on trips in Israel and abroad which gave him inspiration to paint them later in oil or water colors. He made a living teaching art in schools in Haifa and surroundings. Many of his students owe their relationship to art to his lessons. He was a member of the Haifa Painters and Sculptors Association and participated in many group exhibitions. He never stopped painting till his last days.
