Emmanuel
Levy 1900-1986 original signed portrait drawing L S Lowry interest
Works held
in the National Portrait Gallery.
Levy was a
member of the Manchester Society of Modern Painters, and the Manchester Academy
of Fine Arts.
ARTIST
BIOGRAPHY
Emmanuel
Levy 1900-1986 was a Manchester painter, teacher and art critic.
Levy studied
art in Manchester, London and Paris. Under Pierre Valette at the Manchester
School of Art he was a fellow student of L S Lowry.
To begin
with, he was initially interested in Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism but
discarded them later for a more naturalistic style, although within this his
range within this style was wide. His central theme was the human condition, in
which he produced some powerful works.
Levy’s first
exhibition was in 1924 at the Manchester City Gallery, which was to be the
first of many both at home and abroad. Among others, he had six solo shows in
Manchester between 1925–1963, and a number in London. There was a retrospective
at Salford City Art Gallery, 1948; another at Fieldborne Galleries, 1976; and
one at Stockport Art Gallery, 1982.
From 1929,
for several years, he was Art Critic for Manchester City News and the Evening
News. His drawings have appeared on television programmes including the series
of Magnolia Street, the saga of Jewish life in Hightown and Cheetham by Louis
Golding. He was famous for provokante Jewish-themed works, such as the
crucifixion which shows a religious Jewish man nailed to the cross painted in
1942.
Levy was a
skilled portraitist. His portrait of physicist Patrick Blackett is held in the
National Portrait Gallery. The Ben Uri Gallery and galleries in Manchester,
Stockport and Salford also hold his work. Levy himself is included in a
National Portrait Gallery collection of photographs.
Levy taught
art at Victoria University of Manchester School of Architecture, and was a
Lecturer at Manchester and Stockport College of Art during the 1950s and 1960s.
He was a member of the Manchester Society of Modern Painters and the Manchester
Academy of Fine Arts.
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
Wonderful
original portrait pencil drawing of a girl, by the renowned artist Emmanuel
Levy. Signed by the artist E Levy - many comparable examples found online.
The drawing
is in excellent original condition, having some very minor fading to the paper
commensurate with age. The drawing measures approximately 321mm x 229mm within
aperture. The wooden frame is glazed and measures approximately 541mm x 440mm.
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LOT 138 Emmanuel Levy (British, 1900-1985) Crucifixion 1942 102 x 80cm. Sold
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Emmanuel Levy
1900-1986 original signed portrait drawing L S Lowry interest