Itzchak Tarkay (b. Yugoslav-Hungarian border, immigrated to Israel in 1949, 1935-2012). "At Lunch" - an etching with watercolor with the copper etching plate, 2012. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on lower right. Blindstamp of the atelier at lower left. Numbered 37/69 in pencil on lower left. An outstanding etching printed on wove paper in black and white, and then watercolored as directed by the artist in the artist's studio in Israel. It is a lovely genre scene of women enjoying lunch in a cafe. The woman in the foreground is well dressed, as if expecting company, however the chair before her is unoccupied, leaving both she and the viewer to await her guest with anticipation. Size of artwork and plate: 6.375" L x 4.75" W (16.2 cm x 12.1 cm) Size of sheet: 16.375" L x 13.25" W (41.6 cm x 33.7 cm)

Itzchak Tarkay was a Holocaust survivor who was sent to the Mathausen Concentration Camp with his family when he was only 9 years old. Upon being liberated by the Allied forces, his family then immigrated to Israel, where they lived on a kibbutz for several years. Itzchak studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design as well as the Avni Art Academy under Schwartzman and also benefited from the mentorship of important Israeli artists such as Janko, Mokady, Streichman, and Stematsky - simultaneously falling under the influences of French Impressionism and Post Impressionism, especially the sophisticated color theory of Matisse and a penchant for line commanded by Toulouse Lautrec. According to a press release dated June 4, 2012, the day after Tarkay's unexpected death following emergency heart surgery, "His studies of women, landscapes and other Israeli-inspired imagery were unique in late 20th Century art and although they clearly bore the indelible stamp of his Israeli roots, they also exhibited the influences of Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Braque and Vlaminck."

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Provenance: private R. H. collection, Littleton, Colorado, USA

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Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on lower right. Blindstamp of the atelier at lower left. Numbered 37/69 in pencil on lower left. Etching with watercolor and the copper plate have not been examined outside the frame but appear to be in very nice condition.