ATTR NISSAN ENGEL impressinist Flutist Oil on Board, no apparent inscriptions to piece, verso inscriptions illegible, shows an crowned figure playing a flute while wearing a blue and purple robe , measures 15 3/4 x 18 5/8 inches, window measures 10 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches, traditional carved swirl wood frame, surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Please Note: All lots that do not carry established documented provenance nor any past record of auction history record are described in the catalog as attributed to , AFTER, or in the style of. TBS Does not guarantee authenticity of stamps labels and or piece. Nissan Engel is an Israeli artist best known for his mixed-media paintings and works on paper. Engel’s imaginative use of collage and painted forms create lyrical compositional arrangements, reminiscent of Paul Klee and Max Ernst. Born in 1931 in Haifa, Israel, he went on to study art at the Beaux-Arts Bezalel in Jerusalem and theater design at the Centre Dramatique del’Est in Strasbourg, France. The artist lived in Paris throughout