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Three Running Horses

Three black horses at night

by Sylva Zalmanson

Acrylic On Canvas
48x36 inches / 120x90 cm
Y. 2013

Three Running Horses painting sylva zalmanson ציור של סוסים דוהרים סילווה זלמנסון

..."the paintings in which the horse's image appears express perhaps the sense of liberation as Zalmanson's immigration to Israel. Horse paintings are also common in the world of art, where in most cases the horse is accompanied by a horseman (ruler or commander), mounted on his back, as an expression of the ultimate combination of human reason and animal power. In Sylva's work, the horse appears to be free and not led by a human horseman. They are presented as wild beasts roaming in the open space with bursting joy.." 

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Devorah Goldberg, Curator - City Mouse, Jerusalem

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