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RO-ART-1929-AA
Avigdor Arikha
1929 – 2010 Rădăuți, Suceava
Holocaust survivor who became a great painter from life.
Deported as a child to Transnistria, Arikha survived thanks to his drawings. After an abstract period in Paris he returned to working only from life, painting portraits, interiors and still lifes in a single sitting.
Works
Notable works
№ 01
Portraits from life
No freely-licensed image
№ 01 · 1965 onwardsPortraits from life
Oil on canvas
Israel Museum
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