“Window II,” Yigal Zemer (b.1942), 1972 embossed intaglio aquatint, 22×15 in., pencil signed, titled, and numbered 20/75.

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“Window II,” Yigal Zemer (b.1942), 1972 embossed intaglio aquatint, 22×15 in., pencil signed, titled, and numbered 20/75.

Yigal Zemer’s Window II (1972) is a masterful embossed intaglio aquatint that merges architectural clarity with sculptural depth. Hand-printed, signed, and numbered 20/75, this rare early edition exemplifies Zemer’s internationally recognized command of embossed surfaces, geometric abstraction, and architectural spatial logic. Represented in major global museum collections and produced during Zemer’s New York–Tel Aviv period, Window II is a sought-after work for collectors of modern Israeli art, abstract printmaking, and sculptural intaglio techniques.

Artwork Description

Window II is a striking union of geometry, architecture, and sculptural surface. Created in 1972 during Yigal Zemer’s formative New York years, the composition centers on a rectilinear “window” with a vivid yellow lower quadrant, bisected by two delicate vertical lines. This color block is counterbalanced by a sharply angled triangular form at right, textured through meticulously executed aquatint grain.

One of the most noteworthy features is the extensive inkless embossing, a hallmark of Zemer’s printmaking practice. The deep plate bite and sculptural relief elevate the work beyond traditional intaglio, creating an interplay of light and shadow that shifts with viewing angle. The raised borders and architectural framing echo Zemer’s background in architecture and his lifelong fascination with structural purity.

Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil, Window II reflects the artist’s exploration of perception, transparency, and spatial tension — themes that recur throughout his paintings, prints, and monumental outdoor sculptures.

Artist Biography — Yigal Zemer

Yigal Zemer (b. 1942, Israel) is an important contemporary Israeli painter, printmaker, sculptor, and public-art designer whose work bridges architectural structure with meditative abstraction.

He began formal art studies at the Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv (1959), one of Israel’s most influential modernist schools, where he trained under leading artists of the Eretz-Israel and New Horizons movements. Seeking to integrate architectural form with fine art, Zemer later moved to the United States, studying printmaking and advanced intaglio techniques at the Pratt Graphic Center in New York City, where he also earned a Bachelor of Architecture.

Artistic Style & Influences
Zemer’s printmaking is defined by:

  • geometric abstraction

  • architectural and spatial logic

  • sculptural use of embossing (both inked and inkless)

  • precision balance between void and form

  • minimalist color interventions

His embossed intaglio prints from the late 1960s–1970s, including Window II, are among his most internationally recognized works.

Institutional Collections
Zemer’s works appear in major museums and global institutions, including:

  • Israel Museum, Jerusalem

  • Tel Aviv Museum

  • Museum of Modern Art, Haifa

  • Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • New York Public Library

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art

  • Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

  • RCA Collection

  • IBM Collection

  • Rockefeller Collection

  • Dubi Shiff Art Collection, Israel
    …and many more.

Exhibitions
Zemer has exhibited widely in Israel, Europe, and the U.S., including:

  • Horace Richter Gallery, Jaffa (2006)

  • Neli Amen Gallery, Tel Aviv (1991)

  • Robinson Gallery, NYC (1989)

  • Goldman Gallery, Haifa (1985)

  • Engel Gallery, Tel Aviv (1983)

  • Ou Canard Gallery, Basel, Switzerland (1979)

  • Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv (1974)

He has participated in internationally significant group shows, including:

  • “Graphic Art in Israel,” Tel Aviv Museum (1973 & 1975)

  • 3rd Biennale of Prints, Paris (1973)

  • “White on White,” Haifa Museum (1980)

  • “Architects Create Art,” City Gallery Jerusalem (2002)

  • “Shadows,” Israel Museum Jerusalem (2006)

Public Sculptures
Zemer has also produced large-scale outdoor works and sundials across Israel in Jerusalem, Ramat Gan, Netivot, Shtula Junction, Beit Shean, and more — merging architecture, geometry, and natural light.

Today, he is widely regarded as one of Israel’s most accomplished multidisciplinary modernists.

Yigal Zemer (b.1942), Window II, 1972. Embossed intaglio aquatint, 22×15 in., pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered 20/75. Deep sculptural embossing with yellow color field and architectural geometry. Excellent condition. Early edition from the artist’s Pratt NYC period. Rare.

ARTFIND GALLERY — CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION

Artist: Yigal Zemer (b. 1942)
Title: Window II
Year: 1972
Medium: Embossed Intaglio Aquatint
Dimensions: 22 × 15 inches
Edition: 20/75
Signature: Pencil signed, titled, dated
Condition: Excellent; strong embossing, clean sheet, no tears or discoloration
Notes: A complex work employing deep inkless embossing; a prime example of Zemer’s architectural printmaking.

Provenance Chain

  1. Artist’s Studio (Israel / NYC), 1972

  2. Original Gallery or Dealer

  3. Private Collector, NYC

  4. Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC (Current Owner)

“Window II,” Yigal Zemer (b.1942), 1972 embossed intaglio aquatint, 22×15 in., pencil signed, titled, and numbered 20/75.

Yigal Zemer’s Window II (1972) is a masterful embossed intaglio aquatint that merges architectural clarity with sculptural depth. Hand-printed, signed, and numbered 20/75, this rare early edition exemplifies Zemer’s internationally recognized command of embossed surfaces, geometric abstraction, and architectural spatial logic. Represented in major global museum collections and produced during Zemer’s New York–Tel Aviv period, Window II is a sought-after work for collectors of modern Israeli art, abstract printmaking, and sculptural intaglio techniques.

Artwork Description

Window II is a striking union of geometry, architecture, and sculptural surface. Created in 1972 during Yigal Zemer’s formative New York years, the composition centers on a rectilinear “window” with a vivid yellow lower quadrant, bisected by two delicate vertical lines. This color block is counterbalanced by a sharply angled triangular form at right, textured through meticulously executed aquatint grain.

One of the most noteworthy features is the extensive inkless embossing, a hallmark of Zemer’s printmaking practice. The deep plate bite and sculptural relief elevate the work beyond traditional intaglio, creating an interplay of light and shadow that shifts with viewing angle. The raised borders and architectural framing echo Zemer’s background in architecture and his lifelong fascination with structural purity.

Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil, Window II reflects the artist’s exploration of perception, transparency, and spatial tension — themes that recur throughout his paintings, prints, and monumental outdoor sculptures.

Artist Biography — Yigal Zemer

Yigal Zemer (b. 1942, Israel) is an important contemporary Israeli painter, printmaker, sculptor, and public-art designer whose work bridges architectural structure with meditative abstraction.

He began formal art studies at the Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv (1959), one of Israel’s most influential modernist schools, where he trained under leading artists of the Eretz-Israel and New Horizons movements. Seeking to integrate architectural form with fine art, Zemer later moved to the United States, studying printmaking and advanced intaglio techniques at the Pratt Graphic Center in New York City, where he also earned a Bachelor of Architecture.

Artistic Style & Influences
Zemer’s printmaking is defined by:

  • geometric abstraction

  • architectural and spatial logic

  • sculptural use of embossing (both inked and inkless)

  • precision balance between void and form

  • minimalist color interventions

His embossed intaglio prints from the late 1960s–1970s, including Window II, are among his most internationally recognized works.

Institutional Collections
Zemer’s works appear in major museums and global institutions, including:

  • Israel Museum, Jerusalem

  • Tel Aviv Museum

  • Museum of Modern Art, Haifa

  • Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • New York Public Library

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art

  • Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

  • RCA Collection

  • IBM Collection

  • Rockefeller Collection

  • Dubi Shiff Art Collection, Israel
    …and many more.

Exhibitions
Zemer has exhibited widely in Israel, Europe, and the U.S., including:

  • Horace Richter Gallery, Jaffa (2006)

  • Neli Amen Gallery, Tel Aviv (1991)

  • Robinson Gallery, NYC (1989)

  • Goldman Gallery, Haifa (1985)

  • Engel Gallery, Tel Aviv (1983)

  • Ou Canard Gallery, Basel, Switzerland (1979)

  • Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv (1974)

He has participated in internationally significant group shows, including:

  • “Graphic Art in Israel,” Tel Aviv Museum (1973 & 1975)

  • 3rd Biennale of Prints, Paris (1973)

  • “White on White,” Haifa Museum (1980)

  • “Architects Create Art,” City Gallery Jerusalem (2002)

  • “Shadows,” Israel Museum Jerusalem (2006)

Public Sculptures
Zemer has also produced large-scale outdoor works and sundials across Israel in Jerusalem, Ramat Gan, Netivot, Shtula Junction, Beit Shean, and more — merging architecture, geometry, and natural light.

Today, he is widely regarded as one of Israel’s most accomplished multidisciplinary modernists.

Yigal Zemer (b.1942), Window II, 1972. Embossed intaglio aquatint, 22×15 in., pencil signed, titled, dated, and numbered 20/75. Deep sculptural embossing with yellow color field and architectural geometry. Excellent condition. Early edition from the artist’s Pratt NYC period. Rare.

ARTFIND GALLERY — CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION

Artist: Yigal Zemer (b. 1942)
Title: Window II
Year: 1972
Medium: Embossed Intaglio Aquatint
Dimensions: 22 × 15 inches
Edition: 20/75
Signature: Pencil signed, titled, dated
Condition: Excellent; strong embossing, clean sheet, no tears or discoloration
Notes: A complex work employing deep inkless embossing; a prime example of Zemer’s architectural printmaking.

Provenance Chain

  1. Artist’s Studio (Israel / NYC), 1972

  2. Original Gallery or Dealer

  3. Private Collector, NYC

  4. Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC (Current Owner)

"WINDOW II" -YIGAL ZEMER - Embossed Intaglio Aquatint -Signed & Numbered -20/75

Yigal Zemer: A highly regarded and important contemporary Israeli painter, sculptor and printmaker. Yigal Zemer first studied art in his native country (1959) at the Avni Institute, Tel Aviv. He studied printmaking techniques at the Pratt graphic center, N.Y.C where he obtained his bachelor of architecture. Yemer’s art is included in many well known institutions, and has been widely exhibited in the United States and internationally.

Original Intaglio Etching with Aquatint created by the Israeli artist in 1972 and published in a limited edition of 75 impressions. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered, “20/75”, by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. “This complex work of art employs extensive embossing (much of it inkless) throughout the composition. As in many of Yigal Zemer’s original prints and painting, sculptural concerns thus come to the forefront.”

Yemer’s art is included in many well known institutions, including: the Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Museum, the Minneapolis Museum, the Library of Congress Washington D.C, the N.Y.C public library, the R.C.A. collection, the Chase Manhattan bank collection, the I.B.M. collection, the Rockefeller collection, the San Francisco Museum, The Bibliotheque National, Paris, The Dubi Shiff Art Collection, Israel and many more.

Yigal Zemer's art has been exhibited throughout his native country as well as internationally in countries such as Isreal, Switzerland, France and the United States. A partial list of his one man shows is; (2006) the Horace Richer Gallery, Jaffa (Tel Aviv), Israel, (1991) the Neli Amen, Tel Aviv, (1989) the Robinson Gallery, N.Y.C, (1985) the Goldman Gallery, Haifa, (1983) the Engel Gallery, Tel Aviv, (1979) the 0u Canard gallery, Basel, Switzerland and in (1974) the Mabat gallery, Tel Aviv. He has also had many group exhibitions, again a partial list is; (1973) "the graphic art in Israel", Tel Aviv museum, (1973) The 3rd Biennale for prints, Paris, (1975) "the graphic art in Israel" Graphotec, Berlin, (1980) "White on white" Haifa museum, (20090 10+ Tel Aviv Museum, (2002) "Architects Create Art" City Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator, T. Grinberg, (2006) "Shadows" Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Curator, A. Fridman, and (2007) "10+" Tel Aviv Museum, Curator, B. Kalev.

A partial list of Yigal Zemer's outdoor sculptures and sundials are located in public places in Isreal such as; Ramat Gan, Ramot, Jerusalem, Netivot, Shtula's junction, Plaza hotel, Jerusalem, Sculptural stone wall, Yad Rachel, Jerusalem, sculptural wall, youth hostel, Beit Shan, Mevot Yam and Sundial in Ranana.

Reference: https://www.artoftheprint.com

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