Moshe Castel
Bronze
50 cm
Including bases
Biography
Moshe Castel, Painter. b. 1909, Jerusalem, to prestigious family descended from Jews expelled from Spain. Studies: 1922-25 Bezalel, Jerusalem; Paris where he stayed until 1940. Prizes: 1946 Dizangoff Prize; 1958 Independence Day Poster; 1959 Prize at Brazil Biennale. First paintings were landscapes and portraits of Jewish types in Oriental style; in the 1940s mystical paintings of the French School, in Safed; later abstracts, designed logos, souvenirs and murals, one of which was for the Accadia Hotel. He used lettering as the inspiration for pictures, two in the Knesset and in the President's Residence. 1947 Was a founder of the New Horizons Group. Died 1991. (The Israel Museum in Jerusalem Web Site)
Market price: $3,000
