$70
Itzchak Tarkay "In the Lounge" framed print; signed in plate to lower left; measures approximately 32-1/4" x 40-1/4" with gilded frame and has a sight image of approximately 23" x 31"; in 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. His art is focused on dream-like images of elegant women in classical scenes which draw you into an imaginary world.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-02-20
