The SA Jewish Museum was exceptionally proud to present this premier exhibition. Wolf Kibel Lippy Lipshitz, Palm Studios was a major retrospective that brought together the work of two seminal South African Jewish artists.

During the 1930s Wolf Kibel (1903–1938) and Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipshitz (1903–1980) shared an artist’s studio in Roeland Street. In this space, which they named Palm Studios, the two worked side by side, influenced by friendship and a shared vision. This period of collaboration resulted in an astonishingly rich creative output that helped shape the course of South African art.

It had been decades since either artist was comprehensively exhibited. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and donors, the museum was able to assemble a collection of major works from both masters.

The exhibition consisted of paintings, sculptures, monotypes, woodcuts, sketches and etchings, secured from major art institutions and private collections both locally and abroad. This was a rare opportunity for lovers of South African art to engage with iconic South African masterpieces, including works never shown in public before.