Itzchak Tarkay
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Itzchak Tarkay is an Austria
n-born Israel
i painter and watercolourist.
In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949 his family emigrated to Israel
, living in a kibbutz
for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design
in 1956.
His art is influenced by French Impressionism
, and Post-Impressionism
, particularly Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. His work was exhibited at the International Art Expo in New York
in 1986 and 1987. He has been the subject of three books.
Itzchak Tarkay is a loving father and grandfather, having a pretty large family.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n-born Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i painter and watercolourist.
In 1944, Tarkay and his family were sent to the Mauthausen Concentration Camp, until Allied liberation freed them a year later. In 1949 his family emigrated to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, living in a kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
for several years. Tarkay attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri , who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle ....
from 1951, and graduated from the Avni Institute of Art and Design
Avni Institute of Art and Design
The Avni Institute of Art and Design is an Israeli art school located in Tel Aviv. The institute is known for teaching and employing many well known Israeli artists and designers....
in 1956.
His art is influenced by French Impressionism
Impressionism
Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s...
, and Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the British artist and art critic Roger Fry in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet. Fry used the term when he organized the 1910 exhibition Manet and Post-Impressionism...
, particularly Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. His work was exhibited at the International Art Expo in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in 1986 and 1987. He has been the subject of three books.
Family
Itzchack Tarkay married Bruria Tarkay, and has two sons, Adi and Itay Tarkay. Itay Tarkay has 3 children, Omer and Ilay Tarkay, while Adi has 3 kids, 2 from his first marriage and one from his 2nd. (Danielle, Yarden, Tair Tarkay).Itzchak Tarkay is a loving father and grandfather, having a pretty large family.