בידספיריט | MANÉ-KATZ-מאנה כץ

MANÉ-KATZ-מאנה כץ - מרפסת בחוף. מרפסת בחוף, 1940 גואש חתום Gouache Signature lower right 50 x 60 cm Condition excellent About The Artist: Born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, to a traditional and poverty-stricken Jewish family. 1911-13 - Studied at the Kiev Art School. 1913 - Arrived in Paris, studied at the the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of the academic painter Fernand Cormon. 1916 - Studied at the School of Art in St. Petersburg (then Petrograd); was attracted to avant-garde art, and participated in an exhibition organized by the ”Jewish Society for the Encouragement of Arts”, which supported Jewish artists. 1917 - Returned to Kremenchuk at the outbreak of the revolution; appointed Professor at the Kharkov Academy. 1921- Settled in Paris and made his home in Montparnasse. 1945 - Returned to Paris, rented a studio in Montparnasse. Awarded decoration ”Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur ” by the French Government, for his artistic activities. 1962 - Died September 9th after illness, and was buried in Haifa.