Good Friends

Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012, Israel) - "Good Friends" is an original oil on canvas. Beautifully framed it measures 26" x 29.5" and the image is approximately 14" x 17". Provenance is a private collection since 2005 (us), and it was last owned by JYM Gallery in Manhattan where we purchased it in 2005 and it was appraised and authenticated at that time. Ships free in the USA.
A true heirloom that is simply breathtaking!

Itzchak Tarkay was an Israeli artist born in 1935 in Subotica, on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border. 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 on 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 City in 1986 and 1987. He has been the subject of three books, published by Dr. Israel Perry. Perry Art Gallery And Park West Gallery, his dealer.

His art is focused on almost dreamy images of elegant women in classical scenes that draw you into an imaginary world.

Please see: https://www.parkwestgallery.com/artist/itzchak-tarkay

Itzchak Tarkay is considered to be a key figure in the modern figurative movement. Artworks by the Israeli artist are instantly recognizable—perceptive studies on people and places in a timeless world, captured in image by female socialites, parlors, terraces, and quiet cafés.
His art has been featured in more than 50 exhibitions around the world. Tarkay passed away in 2012, leaving behind a legacy that not only represents a great artist, but a great man.