Bidspirit auction | NAFTALI BEZEM ISRAELI COLOR LITHOGRAPH

NAFTALI BEZEM ISRAELI COLOR LITHOGRAPH NEW IMMIGRANTS - A color lithograph signed Naftali Bezem, 1924 to 2018 was an Israeli painter, muralist and sculptor. Matted and framed. Titled New Immigrants. Signed lower left. Naftali Bezem was born in Essen, Germany, in 1924. His early adolescence was spent under Nazi oppression, in constant fear for the safety of his parents, who were later murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp. Naftali immigrated to Mandate Palestine in 1939, at the age of fourteen, with a Youth Aliyah group. From 1943 to 1946, he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with Israeli painter Mordecai Ardon. He then spent three years studying in Paris. Bezem's son Yitzhak was killed in the 1975 Zion Square refrigerator bombing in downtown Jerusalem. Comes with documents - a letter and a certificate from the Safrai Art Gallery in Jerusalem, Israel. And presumably press release or exhibition review is attached to the back side. Israeli Graphic Art Prints and Home Decor Collectibles. Dimensions Overall size: Frame 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. Image 13 x 19 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.