Bidspirit auction | Daniel Kafri Bronze

Daniel Kafri Bronze - - A large bronze Sculpture by renown artist Daniel Kafri (1945-2024), one of the most famous and valued sculptors in the world of Jewish Art. Titled ”Noah's Ark” one of the most recognisable sculptures by Kafri - one of 3 stone sculptures commissioned by the Jerusalem Municipality when he was only 27. The Bronze depicts a crouched lion balancing upon the wings of a large bird of prey, which is itself perched on the back of a horse that is standing on the ark of Noah, from the Bible. Signed to the base and dated 1987. Numbered 2/7. Daniel Kafri was born on the last day of WWII in Czechoslovakia, and then immigrated to Israel four years later with his family where he later studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and design in Jerusalem. Kafri’s sculptures seek to integrate materials with spiritual ideas – to celebrate man’s resilience and faith, harmony and love through both form and matter. Kafri devoted his life to the creation of works based on Jewish history, becoming a highly acclaimed international artist with many of his works in high profile public sites in Israel and exhibited in private collections worldwide. Condition: very good, verdigris patina throughout. Dim: 40x28x113cm high