Yitzhak Frenkel
Israeli French, École de Paris artist (1899–1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yitzhak Frenkel (Hebrew: יצחק פרנקל; 1899–1981), also known as Isaac Frenkel or Alexandre Frenel, was an Israeli painter, sculptor and teacher. He was one of the leading Jewish artists of the l’École de Paris and its chief practitioner in Israel, gaining international recognition during his lifetime.[1][2][3]
Isaac Frenkel Frenel | |
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Born | Yitzhak Frenkel 10 August 1899 |
Died | 4 April 1981 (aged 81) |
Resting place | Safed, Israel |
Nationality | Israeli, French |
Education | Fine Arts Academy of Odessa, École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
Known for | Art: Painting, Sculpture |
Notable work | Connection of Objects |
Style | Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Abstract, Realism, |
Movement | École de Paris |
Spouse(s) | Yudith (1st, div), Miriam (2nd died), Inget (3rd died), Ilana (4th) |
Children | Eliyahu, Nahum, Eliezer, Grisha, Sasha, Igor, Laure, Ariane |
Awards | Dizengoff Prize 1934,1938,1939,1940,1948, Grand Prix de Paques (nude) 1972, Grand Prix de Noel (expressionism) 1972, Grand Prix de Deauville 1973, Grand prix International de Peinture de la Côte d’Azur en France Finale 1973 |
Website | https://www.frenkelfrenel.org/ |
Frenkel is considered the father of modern Israeli art. He is accredited with bringing the influence of the l’École de Paris to Israel, which until then was dominated by Orientalism.[4][2][5][6][7][8]
Throughout his life he lived and worked in Portugal, South Africa, France, Odessa and Israel (especially in Tel Aviv and Safed).[9]
He died in Tel Aviv in 1981 and was buried in Safed.[10]