Artist Name: Benjamin Levy Title: Surreal Man Portrait in a Suit, 1982 Signature Description: Hand-signed in English and dated "1982" upper right Technique: Watercolor on paper Image Size: 30 x 23 cm / 11.81" x 9.06" inch Frame: The painting is unframed Condition: Very good condition
Artist's Biography:
Benny (Benjamin) Levy
was born in the Yemenite Quarter, Tel Aviv in 1940.
He studied art in Israel under Abraham Yaskil, in Paris at the École de
Montparnasse and in New York at the Pratt Graphic Art Center.
After his studies he returned to Tel Aviv, where he set up a studio and later
got married.
In 1965 the Levy family moved to New York, where he soon achieved success and
recognition.
He now lives in New York, Tel Aviv and in the Ein Hod artists’ colony in
Israel.
Since the late 1960s he has held over 80 one-man shows and has taken part in
over 100 group shows in Israel, the United States and Europe. His work is
included in many private and public collections throughout the world.
The work of Benny Levy is steeped in memories of his family. He comes from a
large family with roots in Yemen that later moved to Palestine and settled near
the port of Jaffa. His paintings are filled with exotic images from his
childhood memories and family photos. They send out signals which emphasize the
unreal and dream-like space of his paintings and evoke an atmosphere that
recalls the metaphysical works of Giorgio de Chirico and Rene Magritte.
His paintings give us an unexpected sense of déja-vu, recalling encounters with
our own past, unconsciousness, and dreams.
Selected
One-Person Exhibitions
1995 Nathan Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
1995 National Arts Club, New York, New York
1993 Galerie Alex Maguy, Geneva, Switzerland
1991 La Gravida Gallery, Rome, Italy
1991 Union League Club, New York, New York
1991 Yeshiva University Museum, New York, New York
1985 Goldman Fine Art, Washington, D.C.
1985 Galerie Fabien Boulakia, Paris, France
1982 Editions Galleries, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1981 Galerij S65, Aalst, Belgium
Public Collections
B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, Washington, D.C.
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
The Jewish Museum, New York , New York
Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Panama City, Panama
Museo Sefardi, Toledo, Spain
New York Public Library, New York , New York
Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, California
The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Yeshiva University Museum, New York , New York.
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