Moshe Chauski

Young Man Napping on Grassy Hill Israeli Oil Painting

1973

Moshe Chauski (b. 1935) Born in Lithuania, Chauski studied at the Vilna Art Academy. Post-graduate studies, Warsaw He received the first prize for young artists in 1953. He immi...

Judaic oil painting by Krakow, Poland born artist Mark Siegband. Signature on top left. Framed w title plaque on frame. He is one of many great Jewish Polish artists that included Leopold Gottlieb...

Murray S. Greenfield Art Gallery (label on verso). Genre: Modern Subject: People Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: Israel Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 13" Dimensions w/Frame:16.75" x 20.25"

Genre: Israeli Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Dimensions: 24" x 20" Bezalel (nicknamed “Lilik”) Schatz was an Israeli artist, son of Boris Schatz, founder of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem. Born in 1912 to Boris Schatz, and his wife Olga, an art critic. From an early age, he demonstrated considerable talent for gymnastics and music, but especially for art. He grew up in a home in which artists were a constant presence, he was introduced to Israel’s most prominent leaders, and the first public exhibition of his artwork coincided with his Bar Mitzvah celebration. He attended the Gymnasia in Jerusalem and at age 14 completed his studies at the Bezalel School. In 1930, Bezalel joined his father on a fundraising tour of Europe and the United States, where they also exhibited their artwork and that of Bezalel students. Following his father’s death in 1932, Bezalel left Israel for a period of about two decades. He spent the first four years studying at the Grand Chaumiere Academy in Paris. There, given the fairly conservative artistic views he had acquired at home and school – where modernism was denounced – he had to pave his own way as an artist among his peers. Between 1937 and 1951, Bezalel resided in the U.S. Near the end of WWII, he worked in a California shipyard, and it was there he met his future wife, Louise. He was also introduced to the novelist Henry Miller in California, and their friendship blossomed into a creative collaboration. The artist May Ray...

Compelling figurative nude with a surrealist feel by Ken Bower (American, 20th-C) a San Francisco Bay area artist. Pastel chalk color on paper created in 1980. Signed “Ken Bower 80' ...

The Artists Model French Post-Impressionist artist, circa 1930's oil on board, unframed board: 23.5 x 34.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound co...

Born in London, Peter studied at Hammersmith School of Art 1935-1938 & 1947-1950 and at the London Institute of Education 1951 & 1971. He was awarded the Art ...

This piece titled "Rest"is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d. This work is made from oil paints on canvas and ships with a gallery-issued Ce...