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LOT 30:
David Murginski
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A woman
oil on board, 80x120 cm, signed, framed
David Murginski (1905–1975) was a French- Israeli painter. his better-known brother is Israeli artist Mordechai Arieli.
David was part of the French Resistance during WWII. He used his art to help the resistance by making counterfeit money, food stamps, and various identification. The Germans were out to find him but never did. They did though capture his wife and eventually killed her. He lived in France and Israel.
His father was also an artist in Poland-Belarus. He designed artwork on many government buildings. When the pogroms increased, they shut down his company and little by little the family dispersed to Israel and the US
