$220
Itzchak Tarkay seriolithograph "Morning Social"; signed in plate to bottom right corner; includes Certificate of Authenticity and an appraisal document; double matted and framed under glass; measures approximately 31" x 38-1/2" with ornate gilded frame and has a sight image of approximately 17-5/8" x 25-1/2"; in Very Good condition.Tarkay was born in 1935 in Subotica on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949 his family emigrated to Israel, living in a kibbutz for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design in 1956. His art is influenced by French Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism, particularly Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. His work was exhibited at the International Art Expo in New York in 1986 and 1987. He has been the subject of three books, published by Dr.Israel Perry. Perry Art Gallery And Park West Gallery, his dealer. His art is focussed on almost dream images of elegant women in classical scenes which draw you into an imaginary world.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-02-20
