Shaul Victor

Israeli Judaica Oil Painting, Holy Man Portrait

Shaul Victor, (1947-2016), Russian American Israeli artist, paints vivid Judaica/Israel scenes and portraits. Shaul Victor, painter. Born in Russia in 1947, immigrated to Israel in the early 70's and lived in Safed. He became Orthodox religious. Shaul Victor graduated from the Academy of Art in Kiev, where he studied between 1967-1973. Immigrated to Israel from the USSR with his wife and children in 1973 after having conflicts and difficulties with the Soviet authorities. He was accepted as a member to the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association and received a studio and a small gallery in the Artists' Colony in Safed, where he worked for many years. He became a prominent painter among the artists of Safed and received great respect and favorable reviews in the leading Israeli newspapers. He was also chosen to appear on the Israeli TV (the only channel in the 1980s) about art in Safed. Select solo exhibitions: 1974 Safed and Bezalel, Jerusalem (Portraits Exhibition). 1976 Smith Gallery London. 1977 Edelstein House, Kiryat Shmona. Shaul Victor participated in group exhibitions in the Artists' Quarter Gallery in Safed, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, in the Chai Gallery, Chabad Chassidic Art Institute in Brooklyn, and in other art galleries in Brooklyn. Shaul Victor is one of the artists championed by the Chai Gallery in Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York, they have represented all of the major Lubavitch Hasidic artists such as Baruch Nachshon, Hendel Lieberman...

Dieudonne Jacobs ( 1887 - 1967 ), an impressionist painter from Liège spent his life as an artist between the Belgian Ardennes and the French Riviera, especially between Spa and La Garde ( Toulon ). He enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège, and was a part of great contemporaries, Richard Heintz , Ludovic Janssen , Joseph Bonvoisin , Emmanuel Meuris , Albert Raty...

Richard Judson Zolan (1931-2001) "Be Calm" A sailor girl (or sailor boy) with a toy boat in a pond. Oil painting on canvas, hand signed upper left, Dimensions 40 x 30”, framed to...

Rare one of a kind Pop Art portrait painting of 80s and 90s pop icon Fabio done in silkscreen enamel oil on canvas. this is not numbered and is believed to be unique. Steven Alan Kaufman Or Steve Kaufman, 1960–2010 American pop artist, filmmaker, photographer and humanitarian.In 1975, Kaufman participated in a group graffiti Street Art show at the prestigious Whitney Museum of American Art.Kaufman participated with nine other New York City students in a cultural art exchange with students in Japan, resulting in his attaining a scholarship to the Parsons School of Design. As a teenager Kaufman was going to Studio 54 and associating with people from the 1970s New York City art community. Kaufman attended Manhattan's School of Visual Arts (SVA), where he met contemporary artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 1981 Kaufman met Andy Warhol, who became a significant influence on the 19-year-old Kaufman, who worked as Warhohl's assistant at his studio, The Factory, producing original paintings and silkscreens. Kaufman designed theme parties for various nightclubs, sold his paintings to Calvin Klein and Steve Rubell, and participated in a group art show with pop artist Keith Haring, whom he had met at the SVA. Kaufman created the graphics for NBC's Saturday Night Live. Kaufman graduated from SVA with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and held art shows in London. Leaving Warhol's Factory, Kaufman established his own SAK Studio, hiring homeless New Yorkers to assist him. He painted portraits of three homeless persons for Transportation Display, Inc. that where later shown in 46 cities on bus billboards, helping to raise $4.72 million to benefit the homeless. Kaufman crated the first “Racial Harmony” mural in Harlem to raise attention of inner-city problems. He showed at the White Gallery as a tribute to those who died from AIDS. The “Say Without Art” tribute was based on this show. Kaufman also exhibited his works at the Loft Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.In 1993, Kaufman moved his studio to Los Angeles and began painting in a new style he called 'comic book pop art'. He used images of Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and others from both DC comics and Marvel comics. To assist him in his studio, Kaufman hired more than 100 ex-gang members released from prison.In 1995 Kaufman published works for Martin Lawrence Limited Editions, hand-embellishing works including limited editions of Beethoven and Marilyn Monroe. He painted portraits of Muhammad Aliand John Travolta, "who autographed their editions." Becoming the first artist create a bridge between Marvel Comics (Spiderman) and DC Comics (Superman), Kaufman worked with comic book artist and creator Stan Lee. Kaufman."As Warhol's assistant, I learned to silkscreen with oils that will last forever. Since his death, Steve Kaufman’s artwork has appeared in several television programs, art hotels...

Very colourful oil on canvas from well known French artist & illustrator Marie-Helene Mouyon who has exhibited in Paris. This idyllic Summer scene shows a reclining figure resting using the yellow hat to give shade from the hot afternoon...

Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Woman in pink- Oil on canvas Oil measures 61x50 cm. Frame size 67x56 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors and w...

Joan Palet (1911 - 1996) - Female figure - Oil on canvas Oil measures 46x38 cm. Frame measures 70x62 cm. Joan Palet was born in Barcelona on March 28, 1911 in a family of sculptors ...

The Late HM Queen Elizabeth II Edne G. Simpson, British 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed painting: 24 x 20 inches provenance: private col...