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LOT 44:
Marcel Janco , 1895-1984
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Sold for: $1,800
Start price:
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1,800
Estimated price:
$2,000 - $3,000
Auction house commission:
20%
VAT: On commission only
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Sunrise
Artist's name: Marcel Janco , 1895-1984
Item name: Sunrise
Technique: Metal relief
Measurements: 50X35 cm
Signed: Signed.
Estimate: $2000 - 3000
About The Artist:
Marcel Janco, painter, born 1895, Bucharest, Romania. Immigrated 1941. 1915 Went to Switzerland and joined Hugo Bell, Jean Arp. 1916 -19 An originator of the Dada movement and participated in all its activities. Painted the famous masks in the style of African masks which were exhibited in "Cabaret Voltair". Painted abstract reliefs, combining expressionism and cubism. 1921 After a short time in Paris, returned to Bucharest, worked in architecture and was active in artists groups. 1948 A founder of New Horizons Group. 1953 A founder of the artists villege Ein Hod. Died 1984. .
Education
1915 Studied Architecture, l'Ecole Polytechnique, Zurich, Switzerland
Teaching
1953 Seminar Ha'Kibbutzim, Oranim
Awards and Prizes
1945, 1946 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
1958 The Histadrut Prize
1967 Israel Prize for Painting
1982 worthy of the City of Tel-Aviv, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Tel Aviv
Literature:
Marcel Janco, Introduction by A. B. Yoffe, edited by Massada LTD, Israel, 1994, illustrated on p. 172.
