The Life and Training of Isacar Isacar, known also as Issachar Ber Ryback, was born into a Jewish family on February 2nd, 1897. His early years were spent in Elisavetgrad, Kropyvnytskye, in Ukraine. This was a place of specific customs and community rhythms. He would later move to Moscow to study art, seeking a way to translate the visual language of his surroundings into a new form of expression. His formal training took place at the Kyiv Art School. It was here that he sat in the studio of Alexandra Exter. Under her guidance, he encountered the principles of modernism that would shape his…
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