Original watercolor painting of a woman by Itzchak Tarkay (1935 - 2012). Watercolor and ink on paper. Matted and framed. Signed lower right “Tarkay”. Certificate of Authenticity taped to backing paper. Titled on the COA “Quiet Reflection” this painting depicts a woman sitting in a chair next to a table that has an open book, drinking glass, and a vase with flowers on it. Late 20th century.

SIZE: Painting (sight through mat) - 11” x 15” (28 cm x 38 cm) / Frame - 25.5” x 30” (63.5 cm x 76 cm)

NOTES / REFERENCES: Israeli - European artist Itzchak Tarkay is world famous and his works are many museums and important private collections. Tarkay was 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 in 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 in 1986 and 1987.

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Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Contemporary carved and gilded frame in good condition.