Auction no. 34 Modern and Contemporary Art
Apr 25, 2018
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Israel
36 Gordon Street, Tel Aviv
Terms of sale
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LOT 26:
Menachem Shemi , 1897-1951
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Sold for: $1,800
Start price:
$
1,800
Estimated price:
$2,000 - $3,000
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Street in Haifa, 1925
Artist's name: Menachem Shemi , 1897-1951
Item name: Street in Haifa, 1925
Technique: Oil on canvas
Measurements: 35.5X43 cm
Signed: Signed and dated.
Estimate: $2000 - 3000
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
