Blanche

Itzchak Tarkay (1935-2012, Israel) - "Blanche" is a serigraph in color on wove paper. This work of art is magnificently framed to museum preservation specifications and hand signed by Tarkay in crayon. This is a deluxe edition on canvas with actual hand embellishment by the artist. It is annotated HC (Hors de Commerce - Not for Sale) in the bottom left. The work of art is 25.25" x 21.75" (image) and framed, it is 32 x 36 inches. A Certificate of Authenticity is included and the item ships free in the USA.
A beautiful work of art by a 20th Century Master!

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 Park West Galleries for information and video. 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.