Bidspirit auction | Menachem Shemi , 1897-1951

Menachem Shemi , 1897-1951 - Multi-Windowed House in Naples, 1944. Artist's name: Menachem Shemi , 1897-1951 Item name: Multi-Windowed House in Naples, 1944 Technique: Oil on canvas Measurements: 38X55 cm Signed: Signed(Shmit) and dated. Signed again on the reverse. Estimate: $5000 - 7000 Remarks: The website ofr the painter, curator Dalia Belkin, no. 0178B. About The Artist: born 1897, Russia. 1920 Was a founder of Association of painters and sculptors in Israel; an organizer of ''Migdal David'' Exhibition and a founder of ”Artists'' Colony, Safed. One of the designers of sets for Habimah and Ohel Theatres.During the years 1920-45 was in Paris. Served in the British Army. Education Odessa Academy of Art 1913 Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem. Teaching 1920-22 Tiberias. Awards and Prizes 1938 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv 1942 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 1951 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv