Michael Argov, born as Michael Zinger, in 1920, Vienna, to a family of Zionist merchants, who moved to Berlin in 1929. in 1933, the family immigrated to Palestine and settled in Haifa. In 1942, as his interest in art grew, he studied atAvni Studio, the major art center in Tel Aviv, where he met Yehezkel Streichman who was to have a significant influence on Argovs' work. 1945- Argov leaves the Avni Studio and moves to the Streichman art studio - where he helps with administration and spends most of his time painting out of the studio. in 1947 Argov presents his one-man show receiving enthusiastic reviews. One of his works was acquired by the Tel-Aviv Museum.

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