Mane-Katz 1894 - 1962
Yeshiva Student, 1929

Yeshiva Student, 1929
Gouache, 61X27 cm, Signed and dated.

About The Artist:

Born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, to a traditional and poverty-stricken Jewish family. His father was the beadle of the synagogue. Mané-Katz studied in a heder and a yeshiva until the age of 16.

1911-13 - Studied at the Kiev Art School.

1913 - Arrived in Paris, studied at the the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of the academic painter Fernand Cormon.

1916 - Studied at the School of Art in St. Petersburg (then Petrograd); was attracted to avant-garde art, and participated in an exhibition organized by the "Jewish Society for the Encouragement of Arts", which supported Jewish artists.

1917 - Returned to Kremenchuk at the outbreak of the revolution; appointed Professor at the Kharkov Academy.

1921- Settled in Paris and made his home in Montparnasse.

1923 - First one-man exhibition at Galerie Percier in Paris; participated in annual exhibitions at the Salon d'Automne, Salon des Indépendants, and Salon des Tuileries.

1928 - First visit to Palestine, Egypt, and Syria. Visited the State of Israel frequently in the years that followed.

1939 - Escaped from Paris to America at the outbreak of World War II, lived in New York.

1945 - Returned to Paris, rented a studio in Montparnasse.

In the years that followed, he travelled widely and exhibited in Paris, Brazil, Geneva, London, New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Sao Paolo, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, &c.

1948 - Came to Israel during the War of Independence and had a one-man exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum.

1951

Awarded decoration "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur " by the French Government, for his artistic activities.

1962 - Died September 9th after illness, and was buried in Haifa.