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Bidding Information
Lot #    24478
Auction End Date    8/11/2009 11:48:30 AM (mm/dd/yyyy)
          
Title Information
Title (English)    The Seder
Author    Shlomo Katz, artist
City    San Francisco
Publisher    Strictly Limited Editions
Publication Date    ca. 1980
          
Collection Information
Independent Item    This listing is an independent item not part of any collection
          
Description Information
Physical
Description		    41x56cm. image, plus margins. Lithograph in excellent condition
          
Detailed
Description		    This limited edition lithograph is numbered 202 of 300 by Israeli artist Shlomo Katz (1937-1992) and depicts a very colorful seder (perhaps Sephardic). Born in Lodz, Poland, Shlomo Katz immigrated to Erez Israel when he was just 8 years old and educated in Kibbutz Mishmar Ha`emek. His talent for drawing was apparent from the very beginning. As a young man he went to Paris where he studied art at the Ecole de Beaux Arts. While numerous exhibitions in the US and Canada in the early 70s introduced his work of different periods, Katz developed an original technique of oil painting on a gilded metal surface. The result recalls medieval icons on the one hand, and oriental miniatures on the other. However, these ancient resources combine to form a totally modern image with a light humorous touch and a noble character. It took a lot of experimentation to translate these images to the graphic art form. The metallic inks of the golden tones and the importance of absolute registration presented just a part of the challenge, but the Katz serigraphs became the ultimate in modern printmaking. In 1985 Katz was commissioned by the Falcon Foundation to create 9 large paintings for permanent display at the chapel of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. These paintings are considered today a National Treasure and are the subject of a book of 120 pages. Shortly after returning from a 7 city exhibition tour in Japan, Shlomo Katz passed away in March of 1992.
          
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20th Century:    Checked
  
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