Israeli and International Art
By Montefiore auction house
Sep 4, 2015
36 Gordon Street, Tel Aviv, Israel

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LOT 49:

Menachem Shemi 1897 - 1951
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Gouache, 45X35 cm, Signed. Dedicated to Moshe Castel on the reverse.

About The Artist:

born 1897, Russia. 1920 Was a founder of Association of painters and sculptors in Israel; an organizer of ''Migdal David'' Exhibition and a founder of "Artists'' Colony, Safed. One of the designers of sets for Habimah and Ohel Theatres.During the years 1920-45 was in Paris. Served in the British Army.

Education

Odessa Academy of Art

1913 Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem.

Teaching

1920-22 Tiberias.

Awards and Prizes

1938 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv

1942 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv

1950 -1951 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv

1951 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv


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