Yitzhak Frenkel

Isaac Frenkel
Frenkel Frenel
Born
Yitzhak Frenkel

10 August 1899
Odessa, Russian Empire
Died4 April 1981 (aged 81)
Tel Aviv, Israel
Resting placeSafed, Israel
NationalityIsraeli, French
EducationFine Arts Academy of Odessa, École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Known forArt: Painting, Sculpture
Notable workConnection of Objects
StyleExpressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Abstract, Realism,
MovementÉcole de Paris
Spouse(s)Yudith (1st, div), Miriam (2nd died), Inget (3rd died), Ilana (4th)
Children8
AwardsDizengoff 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
Websitehttps://www.frenkelfrenel.org/

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]

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 Old Jewish Cemetery.[10]

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  7. ^ "Famous Israel artist in Cape Town". The South African Jewish Chronicle. January 1954.
  8. ^ Keehanski, Mendel (March 1951). "Pioneer of Art in Israel". The Pioneer Woman. USA. Frenkel may be considered the grand old man of modern painting in Israel in spite of the fact he is only about fifty.
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